Für Elise
| Für Elise | |
|---|---|
| Piano music by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
First edition, 1867 | |
| English | For Elise |
| Full title | Bagatelle No. 25 A minor: Für Elise |
| Key | A minor |
| Catalogue | |
| Genre | Bagatelle, Classical Music |
| Language | German |
| Composed | 27 April 1810 |
| Published | 1867 |
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59, Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" (German: [fyːɐ̯ ʔeˈliːzə], transl. For Elise), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most significant popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 years after his death, and may be termed either a Bagatelle or an Albumblatt. The identity of "Elise" is unknown; researchers have suggested Therese Malfatti, Elisabeth Röckel, or Elise Barensfeld.