Tags: Classical Music Composition.
Scherzo à la russe Op. 1 No. 1 is part of the first published work of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Two Pieces for Piano Op. 1.It is based on a Ukrainian folk tune in B-flat major that the composer had earlier used in his first attempt to write a string quartet. 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 major Op. 1 No. 2.