Liszt Mephisto Waltz

[rohansahai]

Is this piece highly overrated in terms of technical difficulty? I mean it has all the octaves, thirds, some virulent arpeggios, even glissandos, but still is not as difficult as some of the others in the repertory. What's your opinion.

[Beet9]

I haven't played many pieces by Liszt, but I have seen the score for the Mephisto Waltz no.1, and it doesn't look excessively difficult when compared with pieces like the transcendental etudes, which I think are more difficult.  
But besides the technique, I think that the lyrical middle section takes a lot of emotional energy.  Well, in general the whole piece does.  
But you're right, it's probably not the most difficult thing he wrote.  Still, I wouldn't attempt to play it unless I was a technically and emotionally mature pianist.

[allchopin]

Is this piece highly overrated in terms of technical difficulty?

Nope.