Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Or was it for Therese? Beethoven gave the piece to a woman by that name. But he didn’t write it for her ...

Written 212 years ago by Ludwig van Beethoven, ‘Für Elise’ gets a whole new makeover when you flip the piece upside down... Videos ranged from turning the piece from a 3/8 time signature to 4/4, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We call it "Für Elise." But there is a very good chance her name wasn't Elise at all. The reigning theory is a case of bad ...

Ludwig van Beethovens "Für Elise" ist wohl das meistgespielte Klavierstück in den Wohnzimmern, und gehört auch zu den beliebtesten Klingeltönen. Das Stück heißt so, weil Beethovens Notenblatt anno ...

Wem hat Ludwig van Beethoven 1810 sein berühmtes Klavierstück "Für Elise" gewidmet? Seit Jahren ist dies für die Musikwissenschaft ein Rätsel. Die kanadische Musikforscherin Rita Steblin, die in Wien ...

Würde der Schöpfer der "Elise" immer noch leben, er wäre äußerst erstaunt, wie populär seine Bagatelle heute ist, denn die Gelegenheitskomposition, die zu Beethovens Lebzeiten nicht im Druck erschien, ...

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 melodies. Myriad ...

A piece loved by students and amateur pianists, watch Beethoven's "Für Elise" under the expert hands of Australian concert pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Beethoven’s love life has long fascinated music scholars primarily because so little is known about it despite some tantalising clues. In his new book, Why Beethoven, music critic Norman Lebrecht, ...

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