Beethoven: "Für Elise" - Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59

"Für Elise" (German for "For Elise") is the popular name of the "Bagatelle in A minor", WoO 59, a piece of music for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, written in about 1810.

Beethoven scholars and critics are not entirely certain who "Elise" was. The most reasonable theory is that Beethoven originally titled his work "Für Therese", Therese being Therese Malfatti von Rohrenbach zu Dezza (1792-1851), whom Beethoven intended to marry in 1810. However, she declined Beethoven's proposal. In 1816 Therese Malfatti, who was the daughter of the Viennese merchant Jacob Malfatti von Rohrenbach (1769-1829), married the Austrian nobleman and state official Wilhelm von Droßdik (1771-1859). When the work was published in 1865, the discoverer of the piece Ludwig Nohl mistranscribed the title as "Für Elise". The autograph is lost.

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[MEIYOSI]

You did it with a very beautiful way

[Chaconne07]

Thank you.

[stormin4]

I'm going to have one of my students check this out as he is learning the piece. I've asked him to find out what "con moto" means and how it applies to "Fur Elise". Nice playing and thanks for posting it on YT.

[Chaconne07]

Thanks. Don't advise your student to wear his cap backwards, though. LOL

[wolfenstein5551]

im trying to play this too, ive only got the hand of the first bit, someday i wish to play like you, you're excellent :)

[Chaconne07]

Thanks for your kind words wolfenstein5551. I played this (perhaps the world's most popular and most played piece) when I was a teenager. But it's a different experience as I play it today... All I can say is that it is a timeless gemstone. Good luck in your endeavor!

[foggensteiner]

Perfect tempo imo. My wife is learning this so I hear it everyday but not quite as refined a rendition as this (hope she does not read this post !)

[stacyl118]

guys who play piano are hot!

[TheOllie171]

Are you actually playing that, cos your finger movements dont fit in with the music

[IAMDAVEAMI]

oi

vote for pardo..

good stuff haha

GOSH!!!

the end

:P

[el3mendo100pre]

Great job!!

[elementunlimited]

wow .. thats amazing

[FriendV101]

that was awesome playing!!! :)

[lazyoldjack]

played wrong.. other wise good job.

[911mattias]

bravo

[ToNeS1337]

I would say that playing this song is an impressive feat! Well done ^_^, I'm also learning to play this song atm.

[apolopetico]

YEAH MARK DONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[militardelgobierno]

miu per k muiiii bien