Suddenly Roger Voisin asked me why I didn't write a trumpet solo for him to play with the orchestra that would be different from traditional trumpet solos which are all loud, martial or triumphant.

He wrote a lot of music - 104 symphonies, over 20 concertos, 60 piano sonatas and 83 string quartets! He taught both Mozart (the two were great friends) and Beethoven (they didn't get along ...

He wrote a lot of music - 104 symphonies, over 20 concertos, 60 piano sonatas and 83 string quartets! He taught both Mozart (the two were great friends) and Beethoven (they didn't get along ...