Scherzo à la russe (Tchaikovsky)

This article is about a composition by Tchaikovsky. For the composition by Stravinsky, see Scherzo à la russe (Stravinsky).

Scherzo à la russe, Op. 1, No. 1, is part of the first published work of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1867, Two Pieces for Piano, Op. 1. It is based on a Ukrainian folk tune in B♭ major, that the composer noted at Kamianka in 1865 and had earlier used in his first attempt to write a string quartet.[1] It was first called Capriccio (Italian, "whim") but was later changed to "Scherzo à la russe". The other piece in the work is the Impromptu in E♭ minor, Op. 1, No. 2.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tchaikovsky Research: Scherzo à la russe, Op. 1/1 (TH 124)". Tchaikovsky Research. June 2015.
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