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"Fur Elise Jazz" is a jazzy version of the famous song by Beethoven. This arrangement is as played by
the famous pianist, Carmen Cavallaro. The arrangement has changes of key and time signature.
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise", English: "For Elise"), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 years after his death, and may be termed either a Bagatelle or an Albumblatt. The identity of "Elise" is unknown; researchers have suggested Therese Malfatti, Elisabeth Röckel, or Elise Barensfeld.
Carmen Cavallaro was born in New York City. Known as the "Poet of the Piano", he showed a gift for music from age three, picking out tunes on a toy
piano. His parents were encouraged to develop the childs musical
talents and he studied classical piano in the United States. As a young
pianist, he toured Europe, performing in many capitals. Cavallaro also became famous through the media of radio and film, firstly with his regular program on NBC during the 1940s, The Sheaffer Parade, of which he was the host and later in films where he played himself, starting with Hollywood Canteen (1944), then Diamond Horseshoe, Out of This World (both 1945) and The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946). His most celebrated film achievement was playing the piano music for actor Tyrone Powers hands to mime, in The Eddy Duchin Story (1956
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