Tchaikovsky, P. I. The Seasons. June: Barcarolle (Les Saisons. Juin: Barcarolle), [1878]. For Piano. Op. 37, No. 6. Lifetime Edition. In French.

Чайковский, П. И. Времена года. Июнь, Баркарола : Для фортепиано : Соч. 37, № 6. / [Les Saisons. Juin: Barcarolle].
Париж : Jules Hamelle, [1878?].
7 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, энциклопедический формат. Прижизненное французское издание.
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich. The Seasons. June, Barcarolle : For piano : Op. 37, No. 6.
Paris : Jules Hamelle, [1878?].
7 pp. Soft publisher's cover, encyclopedic format. Lifetime French edition.

This rare late-1870s musical score represents a significant lifetime French edition of Tchaikovsky’s most beloved piano work. Published by the esteemed Parisian house of Jules Hamelle, this volume highlights the composer's rapid ascent into the European musical mainstream shortly after the work's initial Russian release. Jules Hamelle was a key figure in the French music trade, and his publication of the Barcarolle served to introduce Tchaikovsky's intimate "Russian soul" to the refined salons of Paris.
This edition contains the sheet music for Barcarolle (June), part of the piano cycle The Seasons (Op. 37), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) in 1875–1876 for the magazine Nouvelliste. Each of the twelve pieces in the cycle corresponds to a month, with Barcarolle (No. 6) evoking the lyrical, melancholic atmosphere of June through a characteristic swaying rhythm. The work is noted for its melodic expressiveness and subtle harmony, requiring a singing tone and technical finesse from the performer.
The Barcarolle (G minor) is famous for its haunting, quintessentially Russian melody set against a gently undulating accompaniment that mimics the stroke of oars. Hamelle’s edition captures the work in its early Op. 37 designation (later often cataloged as 37a or 37 bis). The publication reflects the 19th-century French taste for Russian lyricism, characterized by "singing" melodies (cantabile) and a profound, yet restrained, emotional depth.
For musicologists, collectors of Tchaikovskyana, and specialists in 19th-century French-Russian cultural exchange, this Hamelle imprint is a rare and desirable artifact. It documents the early international life of a masterpiece that would eventually become one of the most frequently performed piano pieces in the world.