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David Hurwitz is a classical music writer, record reviewer, and percussionist. He has written reviews for High Fidelity, Fanfare Magazine, the website Classics Today (as founder and Executive Editor), and Amazon.com. Hurwitz has written several books designed to acquaint the casual listener with classical music, including Beethoven or Bust: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Listening to Great Music. He has also written in Amadeus Press's "Unlocking the Masters" series, which includes books on specific composers, such as Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator. as well as other composers including Dvorák, Mozart and more; and, "Owner's Manuals" to some of their works, such as the symphonies of Mahler, Shostakovich, and Sibelius. Hurwitz resides in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. His most recent books include studies of Beethoven's Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, and the Brahms symphonies. Hurwitz wrote a three-part study of the historical use of vibrato in the string sections of orchestras, claiming that conductors who eliminate "continuous vibrato" in pre-1940 music (especially Roger Norrington) are using biased scholarship to support a personal, unmusical preference. Hurwitz has been especially critical of Norrington's Mahler recordings, calling the conductor's live version of the Ninth Symphony "stupid."

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Total Books: 18
Beethoven or Bust
Beethoven or Bust (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780385420549
ISBN-10: 0385420544
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Beethoven's Fifth and Seventh Symphonies A Closer Look
Beethoven's Fifth and Seventh Symphonies a Closer Look [Magnum Opus] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780826429445
ISBN-10: 0826429440
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Bernsteins Orchestral Music An Owners Manual  Unlocking the Masters Series No 22
Brahms' Symphonies A Closer Look
Brahms' Symphonies a Closer Look [Magnum Opus] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780826431646
ISBN-10: 082643164X
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A Brief Introduction to Yoga Philosophy Based on the Lectures of Srivatsa Ramaswami
CPE A Listener's Guide to the Other Bach
Cpe a Listener's Guide to the Other Bach (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574674675
ISBN-10: 1574674676
Genres: Arts & Photography, Reference
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Dvorak  Romantic Music's Most Versatile Genius
Dvorak Romantic Music's Most Versatile Genius [Unlocking the Masters] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574671070
ISBN-10: 1574671073
Genres: Arts & Photography, Humor & Entertainment
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Exploring Haydn Unlocking the Masters Series No 6
Exploring Haydn Unlocking the Masters Series No 6 [Unlocking the Masters] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574671162
ISBN-10: 1574671162
Genres: Arts & Photography, Reference
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Getting the Most out of Mozart  The Instrumental Works
Getting the Most Out of Mozart the Instrumental Works [Unlocking the Masters] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574670967
ISBN-10: 1574670964
Genres: Arts & Photography, Humor & Entertainment
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Getting the Most Out of Mozart The Vocal Works
Getting the Most Out of Mozart the Vocal Works [Unlocking the Masters] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574671063
ISBN-10: 1574671065
Genres: Arts & Photography, Humor & Entertainment
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The Mahler Symphonies An Owner's Manual
The Mahler Symphonies an Owner's Manual [includes 1 CD] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574670998
ISBN-10: 1574670999
Genres: Arts & Photography, Humor & Entertainment
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Richard Strauss  An Owner's Manual Unlocking the Masters Series
Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos  An Owner's Manual Unlocking the Masters Series
Sibelius Orchestral Works An Owner's Manual
Sibelius Orchestral Works an Owner's Manual [Unlocking the Masters] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574671490
ISBN-10: 1574671499
Genres: Arts & Photography, Reference, Humor & Entertainment
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Wasting the Dawn
Wasting the Dawn (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781933239354
ISBN-10: 1933239352
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Wasting the Dawn
Wasting the Dawn (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781933239507
ISBN-10: 1933239506
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels
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