Divertimento, Op. 24

Eugène Ysaÿe · 1858–1931

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Type: Concert piece
Setting: Orchestra (piano reduction)
Length: About 10 min
Era: 20th century
Nationality: Belgian
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Notes

Rhapsodic fantasy; late-Ysaÿe chromatic double stops

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