Ludwig Minkus
Ludwig Minkus (Russian: Людвиг Минкус, romanized: Lyudvig Minkus), also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (23 March 1826 – 7 December 1917), 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. Beginning in 1871 Minkus served in the official post of Composer of Ballet Music to the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, a position he held until it was abolished upon his retirement in 1886. During his long career in St. Petersburg, Minkus composed for the original works and revivals staged by the ballet masters Arthur Saint-Léon and Marius Petipa. Among the composer's most celebrated compositions is his score for La source (1866; composed jointly with Léo Delibes), Don Quixote (1869); and La Bayadère (1877). Minkus composed many pieces for older works. The most well-known of Minkus's additional music is the Grand Pas classique and Mazurka des enfants composed for Petipa's 1881 revival of Paquita.
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Top Tracks
- Don Quixote, Act III, Pas de deux: Coda (Arr. John Lanchbery)
- Don Quixote, Act III, Pas de deux: Adagio (Arr. John Lanchbery]
- La bayadère: Act II Valse
- La bayadère: Act I Valse
- La bayadère: Act III Dance
- Don Quixote: Gipsy Dance II
- Don Quixote, Act III, Pas de deux: Kitri’s Solo (Arr. John Lanchbery)
- Don Quixote, Act III, Pas de deux: Basilio’s Solo (Arr. John Lanchbery)
- Don Quixote, Act III, Pas de deux: Entrée (Arr. John Lanchbery)
- La Bayadère
- Fouettes, 2/4 (from "Le Corsaire", Atto Secondo, Coda from Pas de deux, Allegro)
- Coda 2, 2/4 (from "Paquita", Atto Primo, Coda, Allegro con fuoco)
- Ballonnè, 2/4 (from "Don Quixote", Atto Secondo n.40, Allegretto)
- Italian Fouettes, 3/4 (from "Don Quixote", Atto Secondo, Queen of the Dryads Var., Andante)
- Big Jump, 3/4 (from "Don Quixote", Atto Primo n.18, Andante)
- Little Jump 2, 2/4 (from "Bayadere", Atto Secondo, Scena 3, Allegretto)
- Adagio 2, 4/4 (from "Paquita", Grand Adagio, Atto Primo)
- Adagio 1, 4/4 (from "Bayadere", Les Aventures de Pelée )
- Pirouettes, 3/4 (from "Don Quixote", Atto Ultimo, Valse from Pas de deux, Moderato)
- Ronde en l'air, 3/4 (from "Paquita", Var. 3, Tempo di Valse)
Albums (1)
- Delibes: The Three Ballets (1999-01-01)
Recordings with proof (5)
- Coppélia / Tableau 1: Prélude - Mazurka; ISRC GBF078441101; CopyrightID 0xcafa643153c7e6062d3bff3acc62e61cdfd3533c90f394c18bdc0474c307e56c; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Coppélia / Tableau 3: 20. Fête de la cloche: 4) Le travail (La fileuse); ISRC GBF078441126; CopyrightID 0xd8125421dfae52ef6b35b401d838e2498d4bbfe12fc07daf16fa6fd2713a943b; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Coppélia / Tableau 1: 6. Thème slave varié; ISRC GBF078441107; CopyrightID 0x1078bd443c727c0cbc0262764a196e1d9c5fbf33d033c0f2c01de6f7fe9e58ea; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Sylvia - Act 1: No. 3 Les chasseresses (Fanfare); ISRC GBF077240304; CopyrightID 0xd3082a10f87eb1bfddefde92a447e9004e0d792a0b63394864385ba4413da0cb; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Sylvia - Act 1: No. 4b Valse lente; ISRC GBF077240306; CopyrightID 0x6496e0a6b3d7d98028f7471f5547b941e3e4aaf7da0ac9008dcfcb8af811dc85; Bitcoin block 957122; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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Popularity-0 recordings of Ludwig Minkus in everplay, described from supplier metadata.