The Hungarian Rhapsody no. 10, published in 1853, is based on a composition by Béni Egressy. At that time, the Hungarian national composer directed one of the most famous so-called gypsy bands. When Liszt toured Hungary in the spring of 1846, Egressy wrote a piece to welcome him to Pest. Liszt expressed his gratitude by performing it there several times – albeit, as reported in the press, “in his very own way”. This was probably the start of Liszt’s fundamental reworking from which the Hungarian...