...Liszt love...

I love to watch David Alaverdian play the Campanella, because when he finishes he pumps his fist in a restrained but undeniable manner, to show that yes, he beat it. It is so difficult, and the process of learning it likely so tear-filled and frustrating, that the first thing to come out once those four long moments are over is sheer triumph.

Incidentally, that is also the moment which convinced me to stop trying to play it. Sometimes you have to resign yourself to the idea that something is completely beyond your ability and capability.