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Ludwig Minkus
Sound
Born March 23, 1826 · Vienna, Austria
Died December 7, 1917
Also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus · Leon Minkus · Людвиг Минкус
Biography
Ludwig Minkus, also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus, was a Jewish-Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher. Among the composer's most celebrated compositions was his score for La source (composed jointly with Léo Delibes), Don Quixote; and La Bayadère. (via Wikipedia)

