"Scherzo à la russe", Op.
1, is part of the first published work of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1867, Two Pieces for Piano, Op.
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.