Dmitri Shostakovich

Scherzo in F-sharp minor, op. 1a

1919

This piece exists in two versions: one for orchestra (op. 1) and one for solo piano (op. 1a). Shostakovich used the same theme in the sixth piece of A Child’s Exercise Book (op. 69).

Recommended editions

New Collected Works (DSCH Publishers) · Volume 109 · ed. Victor Ekimovsky

Duration: 4' 30"

Difficulty: 4