Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Hello Guys! I am happy to be back with a new bundle of recordings. I figured my version of this classic needs to have an overhaul, so here is my latest version.

Please make sure to check out my channel for more piano music:

Sun Flower by Wang Yu Shi: youtu.be/Luw-zVtP8CI
Kaze no Tani no Naushika: youtu.be/cwSEE6QK1Rw
Song without words c minor: youtu.be/ouqJ5TQL6S4

About Für Elise:

The piece was composed in 1810 but not published in Beethoven's lifetime. 1867 the German musicologist Ludwig Nohl (1831-1885) published his book "Neue Briefe Beetovens" (New letters by Beethoven) in which he also published Beethovens "Für Elise". The autograph of the piece is lost today. Nohl found it at a teacher's home in Munich. He reported the dedication on the sheet music said: "Für Elise am 27. April von L.v. Bthvn" (For Elise on April 27 in remembrance of Ludwig van Beethoven).

For who the piece is dedicated is quite mysterious. There was no "Elise" who played a significant role in Beethoven's life. The common perception today is that it was dedicated to the 1810 then 17 years old soprano opera singer Elisabeth Röckel (1793-1883). 1806 Elisabeth settled in Wien after her brother Joseph August Röckel took part as a tenor singer in Beethoven's opera "Fidelio", conducted by the master himself. From then on both siblings belonged to the closest artistic and social circle of Beethoven. 1813 she married the Austrian composer Johann Nepumuk Hummel (1778-1837).

Für Elise is strucured in a Rondo-form: ABACA. We have the first part with the famous oscillating melody that comes back 3 times in the piece. It interchanges with a playful part in F-major (B) and a dramatic part with a strong repetitive organ notes.(C).
The genre of the piece can be classified a "Albumblatt" or "Bagatelle" which tend to be short pieces with a certain mood, theme or dedication.

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