Alfred Bösendorfer transports the listener to the Hungarian Puszta.

He does not fall back on melodies of Hungarian folklore, but uses his own motifs. According to their character they sound like Magyar tunes: The first and last parts of the rhapsody are in minor. Love and sorrow from the life of the gypsies resound, the violins of a village band sob sadly, a fiery Czárdás sounds from a restaurant.

As a contrast to this, Bösendorfer has built in an atmospheric romantic middle section that t...