When composer Daniel Steibelt challenged one of the greatest composers and pianists who has ever lived to a duel, he actually believed he might win.
When Beethoven was challenged to an improvisation duel by one of his rivals named Steibelt, Beethoven took a piece of Steibelt's music, turned it upside down, played it, then improvised on that theme for over an hour. Steibelt simply left halfway through.
source: classicfm
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