I'm a big fan of Liszt, his music and attitudes towards music, composing, performing, & teaching, but have always considered him too hard to play. Having just gotten down Rachmaninoff's prelude in c#minor and Chopin's ballade #1, I feel it is time to serioulsy try to conquer one of these things. I tried HR#2, mainly because I see it as a sort of right-of-passage for any serious pianist, and abandoned it right around the third page. It's still beyond me, so I'm looking for a good starting point among my favorites to get me there. I'm thinking maybe Trans. Etude #2, or #8, or #10. Hungarian Rhapsody #7?Maybe Grand Galop Chromatique? Is that too difficult? I feel that Grand Galop is certainly easier than the Mazeppa or HR#2, no?