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 ...

I am about to put the lid down on the piano keyboard in my 6th-grade music class when a particularly animated student runs up to me and says excitedly, “Teacher, I can play ‘Für Elise’!” I encourage ...

A colourised illustration (after an original Hammann engraving) depicts Ludwig van Beethoven circa 1870. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES The identity of the muse for Beethoven’s Fur Elise has long puzzled experts ...