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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 36-week-old baby hears ‘Für Elise’ in utero, and can’t help but slip on their dancing shoes... It’s been stipulated for a while that babies in the womb enjoy – nay are positively stimulated by – the ...

The identity of the muse for Für Elise has long puzzled experts. A new book suggests it was named by someone else, after the composer’s death It is one of classical music’s most famous compositions ...

“Für Elise” may be one of Beethoven’s best-known works, but it’s also one of his most mysterious. The identity of "Elise" has eluded historians and scholars for decades. The bagatelle wasn’t ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. You don’t have to be a classical musical snob to recognize this track—it ...

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 ...