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“If Beethoven himself were here today, and he was sitting at the piano, what would the approach be?”: Jon Batiste takes Für Elise to unexpected places as he previews his ...

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Rapid City Journal

ON THE RECORD: Solving the mystery of Beethoven's 'Elise'

I attended a piano recital recently and one of the students played Beethoven’s “Für Elise.” Obviously, I am very familiar with the piece, but it got me thinking. I know nothing about the young woman ...
PBS

Why Is Für Elise so Famous? (And Is It Overrated?)

Für Elise has become one of the most widely recognizable classical pieces in the world. It has appeared in commercials, movies, and even garbage trucks in Taiwan. So how did it get so popular, and is ...
The New York Times

Beethoven's classic 'Für Elise' gets a 1920s makeover

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The Atlantic

Track of the Day: 'Für Elise'

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 ...
NPR

Beethoven

Bruce Adolphe's inspiration for this week's Puzzler was not just the style of a particular composer, but an actual piece. Ruth Laredo plays the famous "Fur Elise," by Beethoven.