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Mephisto Waltz and Other Works for Solo Piano (Dover Music for Piano)

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Infuriatingly difficult, with numerous complexities, complicated passages, and music writing that often times does not make any mathematical sense. Even at those rare moments when the music appears not quite so excruxiating technically, there are endless harmonic and melodic nuances to take into consideration. Fast, furious, and often seemingly impossible, even the best of pianists have trouble with the genius that is Liszt. That said, this book is my absolute favorite. If you can survive the inevitable shock and frustration which come upon first seeing this book, you will find a treasure well worth all your effort.

This book is excellent because it features "Grand Galop Chromatique", a piece virtually impossible to find anywhere else. The notes are reasonably good quality, and it contains other pieces less common such as Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH or Gretchen. I recommend this book to all who are liszt fanatics, like me.