Ruralia hungarica

Ruralia hungarica is a name given by the Hungarian composer Ernő Dohnányi to four interrelated works.

First came the version for solo piano, a suite containing 7 movements, Op.

[1] That new piece, Andante rubato, is better known as the "Gypsy Andante" (Andante alla zingaresca), and under the bow of players like Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler it became a concert favourite separate from the suite of which it forms a part.

Dohnányi also arranged the "Gypsy Andante" from Op.

[3] The term "Gypsy Andante" is sometimes also applied to the Adagio non troppo movement of the orchestral suite.