Classical Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Work: | Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" |
Year Composed: | 1810 |
Instrumentation: | pf |
Publishers: |
Breitkopf & Härtel Universal Edition G. Henle Verlag |
Duration: | 00:03:00 |
Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
Work Category: | Instrumental |
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If you've ever been near a piano in a public space then you are likely to have heard Für Elise, or at least its first few bars. This is one of many short piano pieces Beethoven wrote throughout his life, and it is thought that this Bagatelle in A minor was composed for Thérèse Malfatti, whom Beethoven had hoped to marry. Thérèse gave him no encouragement and the match was strongly opposed by her parents, so this little piece from 1810, the year of Beethoven's rejection as a suitor, is a poignant reminder of the great composer's misfortunes in love.
Writer: Dominy Clements
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