Scherzo fantastique, op. 3, composed in 1908, is the second orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky (preceded by the Symphony in E-flat). It was inspired by Maurice Maeterlinck's 1901 essay "La Vie des Abeilles" (The Life of Bees), which Stravinsky and his wife Catherine Nossenko read in 1907. Ten years later, Léo Staats adapted it as a ballet for the Opéra Garnier, with the title Les Abeilles.
| Date of composition | 1908 |
| Premiered | 1909, February 6th in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| First published | 1909 |
| Dedicated to | Alexander Siloti |
| Type | Scherzo |
| Tonality | B Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 3 |
| Approx. duration | 16 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique en si majeur, Op. 3 Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Scherzo fantastique in si maggiore, Op. 3 Igor Strawinsky: Scherzo fantastique H-dur, Op. 3 |