In the history of music, many are the noteworthy composers who long remained neglected and unrecognized, or whose œuvre has been reduced to misleading clichés. Lyapunov counts among them. Etsuko Hirose’s pianistic virtuosity and inspired playing make us the living witnesses of the transcendental experience so dear to Liszt. They encourage elevation. Let us listen unbiased to a work that remains one of the prodigious cycles of piano literature and finds here an ideal performer.