No. 12 in G-sharp minor, 9/8 time, Andante

Composed during his first trip to Western Europe, specifically when he visited Switzerland. This was when Scriabin was 23 years old. It begins as if the left and right hands are engaging in a dialogue, and in the latter half, both hands begin to speak simultaneously. In the section reminiscent of the opening dialogue, the last three notes of each phrase in the right-hand melody are successively sustained to form chords, eliciting interjections from the left hand.