The popular romances op. 57 ('Tell Me, What in the Shade of the Branches'; 'On the Golden Cornfields', etc.), composed in 1884, are published here in their original keys.

Six Romances. Op. 57 (CW 275-280)

1. Tell Me, What in the Shade of the Branches. Words by V. Sollogub

2. On the Golden Cornfields. Words by A. K. Tolstoy

3. Do Not Ask. Words by A. Strugovshchikov (from J. W. Goethe)

4. Sleep! Words by D. Merezhkovsky

5. Death. Words by D. Merezhkovsky

6. Only Thou Alone. Words by A. Pleshcheyev (from A. Kristen)