This collection of short pieces for violin and piano was composed by Tchaikovsky in 1878. It consists of three pieces: the first, „Meditation“, which develops dramatically despite its melancholy and pain; the second, „Scherzo“, which strikingly contrasts fast, intense sections with a relaxed, song-like middle section; and the third, „Melody“, which exudes an air of loneliness in its gentle, beautiful melody. This masterpiece displays Tchaikovsky's characteristic melodic beauty. The first piece w...