Was 'Für Elise' actually a 19th-century 'U up? text? We’re untangling the web of secret singers and broken hearts behind the ...

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.” By Joshua ...

The identity of the muse for Für Elise has long puzzled experts. A new book suggests it was named by someone else, after the composer’s death It is one of classical music’s most famous compositions ...

How it started: ‘Für Elise’. How it’s going: ‘Esile Rüf’. Beethoven’s piano miniature ‘Für Elise’ is one of the most famous pieces ever written – every young pianist has had a bash at playing that ...

Next to the opening of his Fifth Symphony, Für Elise is one of Beethoven’s best-known melodies, a mainstay of piano lessons for generations and a ringtone on millions of mobile phones. Beethoven's ...

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