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Ludwig Minkus (Russian: Людвиг Минкус), also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (23 March 1826, Vienna – 7 December 1917, Vienna), was an Austrian composer of ballet music, a violinist and teacher of music. Minkus is noted for the music he composed during his career in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ludwig Fyodorovich Minkus (also known as Léon Minkus) was one of the greatest ballet composers who co-created with Petipa some of the greatest and most famous of classical ballets. He was born as Aloysius Bernhard Philipp Minkus on the 23rd March 1826 in Vienna, Austria.
Biography. An Austrian citizen born to Czech and Hungarian parents, Ludwig Aloysius Minkus (1826-1917) was trained at the Wiener Musikverein (Vienna), where he started to compose for his instrument, the violin.
Aloisius Ludwig Minkus (23 March 1826-7 December 1917) quickly made a name for himself in the French metropolis, so much so that he was offered the composition of a ballet (one act of Paquita). Six years later, Minkus first became a violin soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre, later also a conductor.
Nov 23, 2023 · Ludwig Minkus - Paquita (Ballet Suite)01.- Entrée [0:00]02.- Adagio [4:01]03.- Variation I [8:53]04.- Variation II [11:29]05.- Variation III [12:31]06.- Vari...
The most famous and enduring ballet adaptation was created by the choreographer Marius Petipa, unrivalled Maître de Ballet of the Tsar's Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg, and the composer Ludwig Minkus.
The composer Ludwig Minkus represents one of music’s biggest mysteries. Who was he? Hardly anything is known about him, and yet he occupied an influential position in the theatres...
