Following the Valse-Scherzo, we continue our edition of all of Tchaikovsky's works for violin and piano with the enchanting Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26. This is Tchaikovsky's first concertante work for violin, paving the way for his Violin Concerto, composed three years later. He wrote the Sérénade mélancolique in 1875 for the violinist Leopold Auer, initially for violin and orchestra, but subsequently also created a version for violin and piano. Since the autograph sources are lost, the Henle edition is based on the Russian first editions, which appeared in several revised versions during Tchaikovsky's lifetime. Our editor, the Russian Tchaikovsky scholar Alexander Komarov, brings exemplary clarity to the complex source material. Ingolf Turban elucidates the violin score with its sophisticated fingering and bowing indications. Fingering for the piano part is by Klaus Schilde.