It’s one of Beethoven’s best-known works – but the identity of its dedicatee has been the subject of years of confusion. Who actually was Elise? Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor is rarely ...

Now a leading Beethoven expert has come to the conclusion that there never was an Elise — or at least not one that Beethoven knew. In a book due to be released in May, Why Beethoven, Norman Lebrecht ...