Musical Madness 2026! Scarbo, Le Preux, & more in round 2's "group of death!"

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Link to the form for voting: https://forms.gle/bJtqYbWods7Uv2Ek6

Pieces in the matches:
Ravel/Gryaznov - La Valse
Tatum - Tiger Rag

Ravel - Scarbo (from Gaspard de la Nuit)
Lyapunov - Op. 11 Transcendental Etudes no. 12 "Elégie en Mémoire de François Liszt"

Alkan - Op. 17 "Le Preux"
Albéniz - Lavapiés (Iberia Suite Book III no. 3)

Saariaho - Arabesques et Adages
Messiaen - Catalogue d'Oiseaux no. 2 "Le Loriot"

Current bracket: https://challonge.com/musicalmadness26

Winners of the previous matchups: The Firebird, Tannhäuser Overture, Fauré Op. 19 Ballade, and Rachmaninoff Op. 23 no. 9. Full results are available on challonge.

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 March 17th 19th, 2026 (US Eastern time).

[the_franzliszt]

No shot the Faure Ballade won 

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Due to a personal issue, I have to postpone the next four matches. They'll be posted at 20:00 on Saturday, March 19 (US Eastern time), and the current matches will remain open for voting until then.