Henrik Rung stayed in Italy for a while because he had obtained a scholarship to continue his musical studies there. Doubtlessly he heard lots of music there that would play a role in his memories of Italy later on. Nr 32 Ricordanza d’ Italia II (Reminescence of Italy) is a folk-song like theme in 6/8 measure with a wink to Schumann. A lyrical approach yields a nice and quiet piece of music.
With Nr 33 Folkevise Frederik Rung followed a trend that is quite apparent with Grieg, the folk song arrangement. Two joyful themes embrace a warm and tender song.