My response to Liszt's Transcendental Etudes is quite typical of my response to this composer lately: I really like the music overall, but there's also quite a bit of frustration as I listen through them. Many of them have truly jaw-dropping and wonderful sections, but -even in my favourites- there's also a fair bit that strikes me as either lazy composition or flat out misjudgements.

Flawed, but highly enjoyable and extremely inventive for their time.

I listened to Trifonov's recording today and he's certainly among the best I've heard. There's no complete video on youtube, so here are my favourites from the set:

Harmonies du Soir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyR8iwWfWMA

Allegro Agitato Motlo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pgTXJPdaEI

Molto-Vivace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7kJJp-qkOY

Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVJN5CwB6O0

Chasse-Neige: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwQsv1i3tCg

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Highlight:

T̶h̶e̶ ̶B̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶r̶i̶d̶e̶
T̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶r̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶r̶i̶d̶e̶
The Bartered Bride

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Good.

Brilliant.