By 1793, he had established a reputation as an improviser in the salons of the nobility, often playing the preludes and fugues of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.
Cara a 1793 Beethoven forxárase unha reputación como improvisador nos salóns da nobreza, tocando frecuentemente os preludios e fugas do Clave ben temperado de J. S. Bach.