Written in a barcarolle style, the lyrical theme that opens the piece returns later in the piece. As the epigraph suggests, the music depicts that of a walk through the summer breeze on a beach. This summer-inspired and laid-back piano piece is reminiscent of a sunny day in June.

June: Barcarolle has a small poem by Aleksey Pleshcheyev at the front of the score:

The publishers of The Seasons added approved epigraphs to the start of each score of the Russian original. So look out for these once-a-month instalments throughout 2021! For each month in 2021, Classicalexburns will be exploring the same month from The Seasons. Although originally composed for solo piano, some of the movements have been orchestrated for different kinds of ensembles, although none of these were done by Tchaikovsky. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, at the same time that he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons June: Barcarolle Context

Tchaikovsky four seasons