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Topic: Musical Madness 2025! End of the third round +conclusion of the groups of death!  (Read 1449 times)

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Link to the form for voting: https://forms.gle/aX2ZirXaS93CbNWg8

Pieces in the matches:
Liszt - S. 137 no. 5 Feux Follets (1837)
Stravinsky - Trois Mouvements de Petrushka

Chopin - Ballade no. 4
Liszt - Rhapsodie Espagnole (Spanish Rhapsody)

Brahms - Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Book I)
Liszt - S. 252 Rondeau Fantastique "El Contrabandista"

Liszt - Etudes d'Exécution Transcendante d'Après Paganini no. 4b
Alkan - Op. 39 no. 10 Concerto mvt. 3


Current bracket: https://challonge.com/musicalmadness2025
Winners of the previous matchups: La Campanella, Sonata op. 268 mvt. 4, Grand Galop Chromatique, Saint-Saëns op. 111 no. 6 “Toccata”
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
Full results will be added in a couple hours. In the meantime, check the bracket for 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 31st, 2025 (US Eastern time).

UPDATE: apparently both forms in this round are lasting for four days because I am once again unable to get the next form out today. Apologies for any inconvenience.
New closing time: 5:00 PM on April 1st, 2025 (US Eastern time).
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Winners of the previous matchups: Saint-Saëns op. 111 no. 6 “Toccata”
Nonononononononononono
How on earth did this happen???.??
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Can't insert a quote of your post for whatever reason...

Anyways, it looks like the bravura pick paid off for me. :D
What I don't understand is how Op. 268 mvt. 4 beat Wilde Jagd...
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What I don't understand is how Op. 268 mvt. 4 beat Wilde Jagd...
...Because it's way more difficult.
Duh.
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