The 18 Pieces (18 Morceaux), Op. 72 were Tchaikovsky's last works for piano, completed in 1893, mainly as a way of creating income while writing his sixth symphony. However, early sketches of some pieces have been found. The pieces were published by Pyotr Jurgenson in 1893 and later included in Vol. 53 of Tchaikovsky's Complete Collected Works by Anatoly Drozdov. Tender Reproches, the third piece of the set, was dedicated to Avgust Gerke.
