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David Hurwitz

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in Wilmington, Delaware, The United States

August 29, 1961

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David Hurwitz (born 29 August 1961) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music.

Based in New York, he is the founder and executive editor of ClassicsToday.com and frequently reviews recordings there. Hurwitz has published numerous books, primarily guides on specific composers for the Amadeus Press "Unlocking the Masters" series, namely, Mahler, Mozart, Dvořák, Haydn, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Bernstein, Strauss, C. P. E. Bach and Handel. Other publications include an introduction to classical music, two articles on the 19th-century use of vibrato as well as surveys on the symphonies of Beethoven (the 5th and 7th) and Brahms (all four). He was the chairman for the Cannes Classical Awards while it existed from 199 ...more

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	The Mahler Symphonies: An Owner's Manual (includes 1 CD) 4.16 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos: An Owner's Manual by David Hurwitz, Dmitri Shostakovich 4.13 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sibelius: The Orchestral Works: An Owner's Manual by David Hurwitz, Jean Sibelius 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beethoven or Bust: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Listening to Great Music 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dvořák: Romantic Music's Most Versatile Genius 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Instrumental Works by David Hurwitz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wasting the Dawn by David Hurwitz, Breed (Artist) 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Vocal Works really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beethoven's Orchestral Music: An Owner's Manual 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It's just one of those remarkable historical ironies that Haydn, superbly trained as a singer in the St. Stephens cathedral choir of Vienna, followed by several more years as apprentice/assistant to the renowned Italian singing teacher Porpora, ultimately became famous as a composer of instrumental music, whereas Mozart, the great piano virtuoso of his age, wrote the first important operas in the modern repertoire and is arguably most highly acclaimed as a writer for the voice.”
― David Hurwitz, Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator

tags: haydn, instrumental-music, irony, mozart, vocal-music

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“Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov considered Haydn to be the most accomplished symphonic orchestrator who ever lived, and as the creator of such colorful works as -Sheherazade- and the -Capriccio espagnol-, he should know.”
― David Hurwitz, Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator

tags: classical-music, haydn, orchestration, rimsky-korsakov

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“Haydn was quite simply the greatest variation writer who ever lived.”
― David Hurwitz, Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator

tags: classical-music, haydn, variations

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