Musical Madness! Lisztomania is back!

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Link to the form for voting: https://forms.gle/74ZXGjCHq3oKrnhp9

Pieces in the matches:
Prokofiev - Op. 11 Toccata
Alkan - Op. 39 no. 12 Le Festin d'Ésope

Chopin - Ballade no. 2
Brahms - Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Book I)

Liszt - S. 420 La Clochette
Liszt - Mephisto Waltz no. 1

Liszt - S. 252 Rondeau Fantastique "El Contrabandista"
Liszt - Douze Grandes Etudes no. 2 "Fusées"


Current bracket: https://challonge.com/musicalmadness2025
Winners of the last matchups: Ballade no. 4, Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, Spanish Rhapsody, Scriabin Sonata no. 8
Results page on MM website: https://sites.google.com/view/musicalmadness-ps/voting-results
Matches/results spreadsheet: https://1drv.ms/x/c/373bca7cb13fd958/ERCeNi1RJdVCuYiYk2KhQlkBEpSOnfoDFbYla3MknPz-vA?e=oxosxa&nav=MTVfezAwMDAwMDAwLTAwMDEtMDAwMC0wMDAwLTAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMH0
Results will be added in a few hours. Check the bracket for the vote counts!

This thread also doubles as the official discussion thread for these four matches and the results of the previous four.
Voting closes at 5:00 PM on March 10th, 2025 (US Eastern time).

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5 Winter Wind votes against 9 for Ballade 4 is really insane.

[liszt-and-the-galops]

5 Winter Wind votes against 9 for Ballade 4 is really insane.

It was 2 against 3 for Ballade 1 last year, so it kind of makes sense?

[gasplamey]

Probably very slightly off topic but I refuse to believe that Mazeppa lost.
I demand a recount!

Also, voted.

On a more serious note, I believe you have made a typo in the title. Should it not be "Lisztomania"?

[liszt-and-the-galops]

On a more serious note, I believe you have made a typo in the title. Should it not be "Lisztomania"?

Already fixed that, lol.

[gasplamey]

Already fixed that, lol.

I can see that.
You still haven't responded to my request for a recount on Mazeppa.

[liszt-and-the-galops]

You still haven't responded to my request for a recount on Mazeppa.

Because there is no recounting to be done.
Google forms automatically tallies the votes.
Mazeppa lost. That sucks for you're bracket, but you can get over it.

[gasplamey]

Mazeppa lost. That sucks for you're bracket, but you can get over it.

No.

[liszt-and-the-galops]

No.

I didn't see anyone throwing a temper tantrum when their bracket busted last year...
What's different now?