“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 ...

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 ...