`` FÃ 1\/4 r Elise '' ( meaning For Elise ) is the popular title of the `` Bagatelle in A minor '' , for piano by Ludwig van Beethoven . Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor ( WoO 59 and Bia 515 ) for solo piano , commonly known as `` FÃ 1\/4 r Elise '' ( English : `` For Elise '' ) , is one of Ludwig van Beethoven 's most popular compositions .