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Why tone matters more than speed, why reading Goethe matters as much as practising octaves, and how a single insight can transform a performance. Italian pianist and scholar Andrea Bonatta has spent decades exploring the contradictions of Franz Liszt, from performer to man of faith, virtuoso to poet. Here, in conversation with Piano Street at Liszt Utrecht 2026, he shares his vision. Read more

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liszt-and-the-galops

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Musical Madness 2026! First four matches now open for voting!

on: February 22, 2026, 01:00:05 AM

Link to the form for voting: https://forms.gle/nkzzDajN13LuFFQS9

Pieces in the matches:
Prokofiev - Op. 83 Sonata no. 7 (mvt. 3)
Rimsky-Korsakov/Cziffra - Flight of the Bumblebee

Chopin - Op. 52 Ballade no. 4
Brahms - Study no. 1

Ravel - Ondine (from Gaspard de la Nuit)
Cziffra - La Fantaisie Roumaine

C. Schumann - Sonata (mvt. 1)
Scriabin - Étude Op. 8 no. 12

Current bracket: https://challonge.com/musicalmadness26
^^^ Entries for the bracket contest are still being accepted! ^^^

This thread also doubles as the official discussion thread for this match and the results of the previous one.

Voting closes at 8:00 PM on February 23rd, 2026 (US Eastern time).

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Re: Musical Madness 2026! First four matches now open for voting!

Reply #1 on: February 22, 2026, 12:49:28 PM

Voted. I'm guessing one of the Cziffras (including William Tell in a different bracket) will win the whole thing but omg they were hard to listen to. To keep this thread on topic I'll follow this up in the unpopular opinion thread haha