The Divertimento for chamber orchestra after keyboard pieces by Couperin, Op. 86 (German: Divertimento aus Klavierstücken von François Couperin für kleines Orchester) is an orchestral suite composed by Richard Strauss published in 1942 which consists of eight movements, each one based on a selection of pieces from Couperin's Pièces de Clavecin written for the solo harpsichord over the period 1713 to 1730.
Date of composition | 1941 |
Premiered | 1943, January 31st |
First published | 1942 |
Type | Suite |
Catalogue | TrV 245b |
Approx. duration | 28 minutes |
Instruments | Orchestra |
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Richard Strauss: Divertimento aus Klavierstücke von François Couperin, TrV 245b "Divertimento for Orchestra after Piano Pieces by Couperin" Richard Strauss: Divertimento aus Klavierstücke von François Couperin, TrV 245b "Divertimento for Orchestra after Piano Pieces by Couperin" Richard Strauss: Divertimento aus Klavierstücke von François Couperin, TrV 245b "Divertimento for Orchestra after Piano Pieces by Couperin" |