Ludwig van Beethoven
Lettre A Elise
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Lettre A Elise
- Instrumentation Piano
- Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Editions Bourgès R.
- Order no. EBRA004
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Description:
The ANACROUSE collection offers novice and experienced pianists alike a wide choice of classical works, from the Renaissance to the modern era.
We have set ourselves the goal of offering both "must-haves" from the classical repertoire and pieces by sometimes forgotten composers, all of undeniable pedagogical value. Each piece, sold individually, has been the subject of careful editorial work, both in terms of the musical text and its engraving, in order to guarantee musicians the conditions essential to the pleasures derived from frequent trade in these works.
The scores are offered in the form of traditional works (paper sheets), and also available by download.
The work was composed, in all likelihood, in 1810 and attached to a booklet of Albumblätter containing other pieces. It was not published until 1867, well after the composer's death. Its title, Pour Elise, indicates a kind of musical offering to a certain Elise, but in reality, it is the result of a misunderstanding on the part of the publisher Ludwig Nohl.
The autograph, now lost, would have borne, not this title, but that of Pour Thérèse.
The work would therefore have been intended for the young Thérèse, daughter of Dr. Malfatti, whom Beethoven had hoped to marry in 1810. Whatever these biographical details, this short, elegiac piece, full of charm, will forever hold its place in the pantheon of apprentice pianists.
We have set ourselves the goal of offering both "must-haves" from the classical repertoire and pieces by sometimes forgotten composers, all of undeniable pedagogical value. Each piece, sold individually, has been the subject of careful editorial work, both in terms of the musical text and its engraving, in order to guarantee musicians the conditions essential to the pleasures derived from frequent trade in these works.
The scores are offered in the form of traditional works (paper sheets), and also available by download.
The work was composed, in all likelihood, in 1810 and attached to a booklet of Albumblätter containing other pieces. It was not published until 1867, well after the composer's death. Its title, Pour Elise, indicates a kind of musical offering to a certain Elise, but in reality, it is the result of a misunderstanding on the part of the publisher Ludwig Nohl.
The autograph, now lost, would have borne, not this title, but that of Pour Thérèse.
The work would therefore have been intended for the young Thérèse, daughter of Dr. Malfatti, whom Beethoven had hoped to marry in 1810. Whatever these biographical details, this short, elegiac piece, full of charm, will forever hold its place in the pantheon of apprentice pianists.