Musical Madness! The debut of Czerny and Alkan!

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Link to the form for voting: https://forms.gle/uuhUmbmrrjqLSxja8

Pieces in the matches:
Alkan - Op. 39 no. 1 “Comme le Vent”
Schumann - Op. 7 Toccata

Scarlatti - K. 141 Sonata
Liszt - S. 137 no. 8 “Wilde Jagd”

Stravinsky/Agosti - The Firebird
Chopin - Op. 22 Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante

Czerny - Sonata Op. 268 (mvt. 4)
Liszt - S. 145 no. 2 “Gnomenreigen”


Current bracket: https://challonge.com/musicalmadness2025
Winners of last matchups: La Campanella, Hammerklavier mvt. 4, Ballade no. 1, & C/G Study no. 50.
Matches/results spreadsheet: https://1drv.ms/x/c/373bca7cb13fd958/ERCeNi1RJdVCuYiYk2KhQlkBEpSOnfoDFbYla3MknPz-vA?e=oxosxa&nav=MTVfezAwMDAwMDAwLTAwMDEtMDAwMC0wMDAwLTAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMH0

This thread also doubles as the official discussion thread for these four matches.
Voting closes at 5:00 PM on February 28th, 2025 (US Eastern time).