Tchaikovsky Romance in F minor Op.5

Romance in F minor, one of the few short piano pieces from the great Russian composer Tchaikovsky. It is also one of his earliest works, listed as Op.5, dated to 1869.

As suggested by the title, the music has got a taste that’s similar to many music from the Romantic period. People may easily mistaken it as a composition of F. Chopin, as the sweetness and the peacefulness of this music reminds us of Chopin’s Nocturnes. Soon after, the short allegro section in the middle brought us back to its Russian root. The piece finally returned to the main theme and quietly ended.

Here is a youtube video presenting the music. It was quite difficult to find a good recording of the piece on youtube.

Here is the sheet music, if you wish to play yourself.

Tchaikovsky – Romance, Op.5 Sheet Music