Bache had long cherished the wish of bringing Liszt to London, which Liszt had last visited in 1841 while still a touring virtuoso, and Liszt knew that whatever standing his music had in that city had in large part to do with Bache's efforts.
Bache desexara moito poder levar a Liszt a Londres, cidade que o compositor húngaro visitara en 1841 cando aínda era un virtuoso de xira, e Liszt sabía que todo o que sustentaba a súa música nesa cidade era en gran parte debido aos esforzos do seu alumno.