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 ...

Now a leading Beethoven expert has come to the conclusion that there never was an Elise — or at least not one that Beethoven knew. In a book due to be released in May, Why Beethoven, Norman Lebrecht ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fur Elise or Bagatelle No. 25 for musicians, is one of the most popular and soothing pieces by music stalwart Ludwig van Beethoven. The piece that was not published during Beethoven’s lifetime and was ...