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Is there anything more beautiful? I could probably search for the rest of my life and never find anything to match the grand betrayal of the Mephisto Waltz No. 3, the deeply ominous mood of Evil Star, the tenderness of the Valse Oubliee No. 3, or the infinite energy of the Mephisto Waltz No. 4. This is increasingly simple music, almost minimalistic at times, but with perfect treatment of sonority. This is music that is emotional but not sentimental, Impressionistic in harmony, far less difficult than many earlier Liszt works (though the Hungarian Rhapsodies are easier to play for the most part) and it is so well constructed...the saying 'There's no substitute for experience' comes to mind. I also think, now that I've become more familiar with these works, that the link between Liszt and Scriabin is a very strong one indeed, and it continues far deeper into Scriabin's development than I thought at first.
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