Austrian composer and flautist of Polish-Hungarian descent, brother of Karl.He gained fame as a virtuoso flutist, and his operas were also very popular[3]. He composed, among others Solemn Overture for orchestra, L'oiseau des bois for flute, 4 horns and harmonium, Fantaisie pastorale hongroise for flute and piano, Fantaisie sur des motifs hongroises for 2 flutes and piano, six operas (Benyovszky, Pest 1847, Ilka és a huszártoborzó Pest 1849, Wanda Pest 1850, A két huszár Pest 1853, Erzsébet Pest 1857, Judith Vienna 1870), moreover, he was the author of fifteen ballets and transcriptions of orchestral works by Ferenc Liszt.
