Rhapsody No. 2, Sz. 89 and 90, BB 96, is the second of two virtuoso works for violin and piano, subsequently arranged with orchestra accompaniment, written by Béla Bartók. It was composed in 1928 and orchestrated in 1929. The orchestral version was revised in 1935, and the version with piano in 1945. It is dedicated to Hungarian violinist Zoltán Székely, who later became the first violinist of the Hungarian String Quartet in 1937, two years after the founding of the ensemble.
| Date of composition | 1945 (First version was composed in 1928) |
| Premiered | 1928, November 19th in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Béla Bartók |
| First published | 1929 |
| Type | Rhapsody |
| Catalogue | BB 96a |
| Approx. duration | 12 minutes |
| Instruments |
Violin
Piano |
| Arrangements |
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Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No.2, BB 96b
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| Autotranslations beta |
Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Piano n°2, BB 96a Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Piano n. 2, BB 96a Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Piano Nr. 2, BB 96a |