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Ludwig Minkus
vn, 1826-1917 AT, Vienna
Musician / Composer of Classical and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Ludwig Alois Minkus
Ludwig Minkus (Russian: Людвиг Минкус), also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (23 March 1826 – 7 December 1917), was an Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher.Minkus is noted for the music he composed while serving as the official Composer of Ballet Music to the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres in Russia. During his long career, he wrote for the original works and numerous revivals staged by the renowned Ballet Masters Arthur Saint-Léon and Marius Petipa. Among the composer's most celebrated compositions was his score for La source (1866; composed jointly with Léo Delibes), Don Quixote (1869); and La Bayadère (1877). During his career Minkus wrote a substantial amount of supplemental material for insertion into already existing ballets. Among these pieces, Minkus
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Paquita: Variation 5: Allegro non troppo (by Cherepnin) on Minkus, L.: Bayadere / Paquita [Ballets] by Ludwig Minkus & Boris Spassov Don Quixote: Act I: Quiteria and Basilio on Minkus: Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus & Nayden Todorov Don Quixote: Act I: Quiteria's Variation on Minkus: Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus & Nayden Todorov Paquita: Variation 5: Allegro non troppo on Paquita: Variation 5: Allegro non troppo by Ludwig Minkus, Alexander Tcherepnin, Czech Symphony Orchestra & Michaela Rózsa Růžičková Don Quixote: Act III: Quiteria's Variation on Minkus: Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus & Nayden Todorov Don Quixote: Act I: Quiteria's Variation on Minkus, L.: Don Quixote [Ballet] by Ludwig Minkus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov La Bayadere: Variation 1: Andante on Minkus, L.: Bayadere / Paquita [Ballets] by Ludwig Minkus & Boris Spassov Don Quixote: Act IV: Quiteria's Variation on Minkus, L.: Don Quixote [Ballet] by Ludwig Minkus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov Don Quixote: Act III: Quiteria's Variation (The Fan) on Minkus: Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus & Nayden Todorov Don Quixote: Act III: Coda on Minkus: Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus & Nayden TodorovTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Bayadère | Ludwig Minkus, Valeriy Ovsyanikov | 2011 | Single |
| Don Quijote | Ludwig Minkus | 1996 | Album |
| Don Quijote | Ludwig Minkus | 1995 | Album |
| La Bayadère | Ludwig Minkus, John Lanchbery | 1994 | Album |
| La Bayadère: The Kingdom Of The Shades / Paquita: Pas De Dix | Ludwig Minkus, John Lanchbery, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 1983 | Album |
| Don Quijote (Selecțiuni) | Ludwig Minkus - Orchestra simfonică a Filarmonicii din Ploiești dirijor Cristian Brâncuși | 1983 | Album |
| Nureyev's Don Quixote | John Lanchbery Conducts The Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra / Music By Ludwig Minkus | 1977 | Album |
| Don Quichotte | Ludwig Minkus | 1974 | Album |
| Music From The Film Soundtrack Don Quixote | Rudolf Nureyev, Ludwig Minkus | 1973 | Album |
| Music From The Film Soundtrack Don Quixote | Rudolf Nureyev, Ludwig Minkus | 1973 | Album |
| Le Spectre De La Rose / Don Quichotte (Pas De Deux) | Carl Maria von Weber & Ludwig Minkus - Anatole Fistoulari Conducting The New Symphony Orchestra Of London | 1954 | Album |
| Don Quixote / Coppélia | Ludwig Minkus, Léo Delibes | Album | |
| Pas De Deux | Ludwig Minkus, Riccardo Drigo, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Album | |
| Pas De Deux (Ballet Music) | Riccardo Drigo, Ludwig Minkus, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber & Edvard Helsted, Richard Bonynge ✱ The London Symphony Orchestra | Album |
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