It’s one of Beethoven’s best-known works – but the identity of its dedicatee has been the subject of years of confusion. Who actually was Elise? Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor is rarely ...

“Für Elise” may be one of Beethoven’s best-known works, but it’s also one of his most mysterious. The identity of "Elise" has eluded historians and scholars for decades. The bagatelle ...

It's one of the most famous pieces of piano music, but Beethoven's ‘Für Elise’ has a lot more going on under the hood than you might expect. Marcus is not just your average bank, and with them we're ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Beethoven at 250 It is overplayed all over pop culture. But the pianist Igor Levit says it is “one of the most beautiful pieces I know.” ...

We dive into the history and mystery surrounding Beethoven's most famous piece. Für Elise has become one of the most widely recognizable classical pieces in the world. It has appeared in ...

Fire up any online piano lesson or sheet music platform and one of the most popular pieces will inevitably be Beethoven’s Für Elise, the ubiquitous bagatelle that the whole world wants to play. This ...

Many of his works have become immortal, including his Symphonies No. 5, No. 6 and No. 9, Moonlight Sonata and Für Elise. In 1802, Beethoven asked in a document called the Heiligenstadt Testament ...

It remains a mystery how “Für Elise” and “Maiden’s Prayer” were chosen. Some say a health official chose the Beethoven song after overhearing his daughter playing it on the piano.

Although Pachelbel’s Canon, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” and the “Ode to Joy” provide stiff competition, Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is probably the most numbingly familiar of classical ...