Where did the name "Fur Elise" come from?

[bwhelan]

Can anyone tell me the history of the name Fur Elise (Beethoven).<P>Bob

[Peter]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bwhelan:<BR><B>Can anyone tell me the history of the name Fur Elise (Beethoven).<BR>Bob</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hi Bob,<P>Fur Elise is German for "for Elise", although the piece is probably more accurately called "for Therese" (Beethoven`s scruffy handwriting creating the ambiguity). Therese was Therese Malfatti. She rejected Beethoven as a suitor the year this famous bagatelle was written - 1810.

[shostakovich]

Hi Peter. You key in on much that is not general information. Is music your profession, or are you just a great researcher (or both)? Also, do you write professionally?