Für Elise
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Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise", is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime but discovered 40 years
Portrait of Elisabeth Röckel by Joseph Willibrord Mähler
Anna Milder-Hauptmann, letter to "Frau Kapellmeisterin Elise Hummel", 1830
Elisabeth Röckel
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Elisabeth Röckel was a German soprano opera singer and the wife of the composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
Für Elise
…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, and Elise Barensfeld. The score was published in 1867, 40 years after Beethoven's death. The discoverer of the piece, Ludwig Nohl, affirmed that the…
The grave of Elisabeth Hummel nee Röckel at Weimar's Historical Cemetery