Improvisation in classical music was common in the past centuries. We know that, for example, through the letters and stories written down by people of the time.
One such example is this letter by Norbert Hadrava. This video is based on an article by John A. Rice, which can be accessed through Academia.edu.
Improvising Face to Face, published in the Mozart Society of America Newsletter, 27 August 1999
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