Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (born 1739)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf was an Austrian composer and violinist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart. His best-known works include the German singspiel Doktor und Apotheker and a number of programmatic symphonies based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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