Scherzo à la russe (Tchaikovsky)

"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 Russian folk tune in B-flat major, that the composer 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 was called "Impromptu" in E-flat minor, Op. 1, No. 2.^[1]

References

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

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