The identity of Mlle Egoroff, who apparently provided the initial theme to Scriabin, remains unclear. Comprising only two variations, the work is likely unfinished, given its brief length.

The music aligns with the Romantic tradition, featuring melancholic sounds and Slavic textures reminiscent of Anatoli Lyadov. Traces of national identity - such as folk themes or rhythmic elements - are rare in Scriabin’s music, in contrast to the majority of his contemporaries (National Schools dominate in Late Romanticism).