It is not only Beethoven's most famous piano piece, but also one of the most famous musical works ever: the piano piece "Für Elise". The fact that experts are still puzzling over who might be hiding behind the ominous Elise has not detracted from the popularity of this "highlight". Every piano student would like to play "the Elise" once. The Wiener Urtext Edition is presenting a new edition for the Beethoven Year 2020, which answers some frequently asked questions from piano teachers and cleans up the musical text of some of the unjustified changes of the 20th century. The edition is supplemented by the pedagogically inspiring piano piece "Lustig und Traurig". Instrumentation: piano WoO 59 and 54

Ludwig van Beethoven verbrachte seine Jugend in Bonn und war dort Schüler von Chr.G. Neefe. 1792 siedelte er nach Wien über und war dort kurze Zeit Schüler von Haydn, später von Salieri. Ab 1800 begann Beethovens Gehörleiden, das schließlich zur völligen Taubheit führte. Er komponierte 9 Sinfonien, 5 Klavierkonzerte, 32 Klaviersonaten, Kammermusik u.a.