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Music Critics

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Abbie Gerrish-JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaAbbie Jane Gerrish-Jones (September 10, 1863 – February 5, 1929) was an American composer, librettist and music writer.
Abramo BaseviPerson · Music memorabiliaAbramo Basevi (December 1818 – November 1885) was an Italian musicologist and composer.
Adolf Bernhard MarxPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Heinrich Adolf Bernhard Marx, also known as A. B. Marx (15 May 1795 – 17 May 1866), was a German music theorist, critic, and pedagogue.
Alexander Egorovich VarlamovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Egorovich Varlamov was a Russian composer, chapelmaster, singer, music critic, violinist and guitarist (1801–1848). He was born in Moscow and died in Saint Petersburg.
Alexander GoldenweiserPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Borisovich Goldenweiser 26 November 1961) was a Russian and Soviet pianist, teacher and composer.
Alexander MoszkowskiAuthor · BooksAlexander Moszkowski (15 January 1851 – 26 September 1934) was a German satirist, writer and philosopher also of Polish-Jewish descent.
Alexander SerovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Nikolayevich Serov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Серо́в, 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1820 – 1 February [O.S. 20 January] 1871) was a Russian composer and music critic.
Alexander Uriah BoskovichPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander (Sándor) Uriah Boskovich (Boskovits, Boskowitz, etc.) (August 16, 1907 – November 5, 1964) was an Israeli composer born to a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Alfred EinsteinAuthor · BooksAlfred Einstein (December 30, 1880February 13, 1952) was a German-American musicologist and music editor.
Alfred KerrAuthor · BooksAlfred Kerr (né Kempner; 25 December 1867 – 12 October 1948, surname: langno) was an influential German theatre critic and essayist of Jewish descent, nicknamed the Kulturpapst ("Culture…
Amintore GalliPerson · Music memorabiliaAmyntor "Amintore" Flaminio Claudio Galli (12 October 1845 – 8 December 1919) was an Italian music publisher, journalist, historian, musicologist, and composer.
Amiri BarakaAuthor · BooksAmiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays,…
André BoucourechlievPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Boucourechliev (28 July 1925 – 13 November 1997) was a French composer of Bulgarian origin.
André SuarèsAuthor · BooksAndré Suarès, born Isaac Félix Suarès (12 June 1868, Marseille – 7 September 1948, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) was a French poet and critic.
Anthony PaynePerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Edward Payne (2 August 1936 – 30 April 2021) was an English composer, music critic and musicologist.
August Wilhelm AmbrosPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Wilhelm Ambros (17 November 1816 – 28 June 1876) was an Austrian music historian, critic and composer of Czech descent.
Bernhard CrusellPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Henrik Crusell (15 October 1775 – 28 July 1838) was a Finland-Swedish clarinetist, composer and translator, "the most significant and internationally best-known Finnish-born…
Bogusław SchaefferPerson · Music memorabiliaBogusław Julian Schaeffer (also Schäffer) (6 June 1929 – 1 July 2019) was a Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist, a member of the avant-garde "Cracow Group" of Polish composers…
Boris VianPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Vian (French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels.
Brian MortonPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian Morton (born 1954) is a Scottish writer, journalist and former broadcaster, specialising in jazz and modern literature.
Charles DelaunayPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Charles Delaunay on 52nd Street, New York City, October 1946 (photograph by William P. Gottlieb)
Charles KoechlinPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin (27 November 186731 December 1950), commonly known as Charles Koechlin, was a French composer, teacher and musicologist.
Charles OsborneAuthor · BooksCharles Thomas Osborne (24 November 192723 September 2017) was an Australian journalist, theatre and opera critic, poet and novelist.[1] He was the assistant editor of The London Magazine…
Claude DebussyPerson · Music memorabiliaAchille Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Colin McPheePerson · Music memorabiliaColin Carhart McPhee (March 15, 1900 – January 7, 1964) was a Canadian-American composer and ethnomusicologist.
Constantin BrăiloiuPerson · Music memorabiliaConstantin Brăiloiu (13 August 1893 – 20 December 1958) was a Romanian composer and internationally known ethnomusicologist.
Dag WirénPerson · Music memorabiliaDag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Best known for his Serenade for Strings (1937), his career was mainly spent in Stockholm, aside from a stint in…
Daniel Gregory MasonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Daniel Gregory Mason circa 1915
Deems TaylorAuthor · BooksJoseph Deems Taylor (December 22, 1885 – July 3, 1966) was an American composer, radio commentator, music critic, and author.
Deni HinesPerson · Music memorabiliaDohnyale Sharon "Deni" Hines (born 4 September 1970) is an Australian singer who has been releasing music since the early 1980s, with chart success in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and…
Donald ToveyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 1875 – 10 July 1940) was a British music analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist.
Edino KriegerPerson · Music memorabiliaEdino Krieger (17 March 1928 – 6 December 2022) was a Brazilian avant-garde composer, conductor, record producer and musical critic.
Edmund J. PendletonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Edmund J. Pendleton
Eduard CaudellaPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Caudella (22 May (or 3 June) 1841 – 15 April 1924) was a Romanian opera composer, also a violin virtuoso, conductor, teacher and critic.
Eduard HanslickPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Hanslick (11 September 1825 – 6 August 1904) was an Austrian music critic, aesthetician and historian.
Edvin KallsteniusPerson · Music memorabiliaEdvin Kallstenius (29 August 1881 – 22 November 1967) was a Swedish composer and librarian.
Engelbert HumperdinckPerson · Music memorabiliaEngelbert Humperdinck (lang; 1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921) was a German composer of opera. He is best known for his opera Hansel and Gretel (1893).
Eric SalzmanPerson · Music memorabiliaEric Salzman (September 8, 1933 – November 12, 2017) was an American composer, scholar, author, impresario, music critic, and record producer.
Ernst OrtleppAuthor · BooksErnst Ortlepp (August 1, 1800 - June 14, 1864) was a German poet.
Ève CurieAuthor · BooksÈve Denise Curie Labouisse (ɛv dəniz kyʁi labwis; December 6, 1904 – October 22, 2007) was a French and American writer, journalist and pianist.
Felip PedrellPerson · Music memorabiliaFelip Pedrell Sabaté (Spanish: Felipe) (19 February 1841 – 19 August 1922) was a Catalan composer, guitarist and musicologist.
Ferdinand PfohlPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ferdinand Pfohl, Pastell by Anton Klamroth, 1892
Florent SchmittPerson · Music memorabiliaFlorent Schmitt (28 September 187017 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches.
Francisco Salvador-DanielPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancisco Salvador-Daniel (Bourges 17 February 1831 - Paris 24 May 1871) was a French composer and ethnomusicologist of Spanish origin.
François-Joseph FétisPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois-Joseph Fétis (25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher and composer. He was among the most influential music intellectuals in continental Europe.
Franz BrendelPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Franz Brendel (26 November 1811 – 25 November 1868) was a German music critic, journalist and musicologist born in Stolberg, the son of a successful mining engineer named Christian…
Frederick CorderPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick Corder (26 January 1852 – 21 August 1932) was an English composer and music teacher.[1]
Friedrich ChrysanderAuthor · BooksLeopold von Kalckreuth (1901)
Friedrich WieckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and author of essays and music reviews.
Géza CsáthPerson · Music memorabiliaGéza Csáth (lang; born József Brenner; February 13, 1887 – September 11, 1919) was a Hungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic, psychiatrist, and physician.
Giuseppe AdamiPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Giuseppe Adami
Greg QuillPerson · Music memorabiliaGregory Raymond Quill (18 April 19475 May 2013) was an Australian-born musician, singer-songwriter and journalist.
Hans KellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans (Heinrich) Keller (11 March 19196 November 1985) was an Austrian-born British musician and writer, who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as…
Heinrich DornPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn (14 November 1800 or 1804 – 10 January 1892) was a German conductor, composer, teacher, and journalist.
Henry Edward KrehbielAuthor · BooksHenry Edward Krehbiel (10 March 1854 – 20 March 1923) was an American music critic and musicologist who was the chief music critic of The New York Tribune for more than forty years.
Hugo LeichtentrittPerson · Music memorabiliaHugo Leichtentritt (1 January 1874, Pleschen, Pleszew, nearby Posen, Province of Posen13 November 1951, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a German-Jewish musicologist and composer who spent…
Hugues PanassiéPerson · Music memorabiliaHugues Panassié (27 February 1912 in Paris – 8 December 1974 in Montauban) was a French critic, record producer, and impresario of traditional jazz.
Ian MacDonaldPerson · Music memorabiliaIan MacCormick (known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald; 3 October 1948 – 20 August 2003) was an English music critic, journalist and author, best known for both Revolution in the Head, his…
Jan MaklakiewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jan Maklakiewicz
Jo KondoPerson · Music memorabiliaJō Kondō (近藤譲; surname Kondō; born 28 October 1947 in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Joanna BruzdowiczPerson · Music memorabiliaJoanna Bruzdowicz (17 May 1943 – 3 November 2021) was a Polish composer.
Johann Adam HillerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adam Hiller (25 December 1728 – 16 June 1804) was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera.
Johann Adolf ScheibePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adolph Scheibe (5 May 1708 – 22 April 1776) was a German-Danish composer and significant critic and theorist of music.
Johann Friedrich ReichardtPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Reichardt (25 November 1752 – 27 June 1814) was a German composer, writer and music critic.
Johann Friedrich RochlitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Rochlitz (12 February 1769 – 16 December 1842) was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.
Joly Braga SantosPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE (May 14, 1924July 18, 1988) was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies.
Joseph Martin KrausPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire.
Joseph MarxAuthor · BooksJoseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.
Kenneth BurkeAuthor · BooksKenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and…
Leah PurcellPerson · Film memorabiliaLeah Maree Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist.
Léo-Pol MorinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Léo-Pol Morin, 1932
Léon BoëllmannPerson · Music memorabiliaLéon Boëllmann (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ bɔ.ɛlman]; 25 September 1862 – 11 October 1897) was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ.
Lester BangsPerson · Music memorabiliaLeslie Conway "Lester" Bangs (December 14, 1948 – April 30, 1982)[1] was an American music journalist and critic.
Louis DureyPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Edmond Durey (lang; 27 May 18883 July 1979) was a French composer. He was among the Les Six group of composers.
Louis GalletAuthor · BooksLouis Gallet (14 February 1835 in Valence, Drôme – 16 October 1898) was a French writer of operatic libretti, plays, romances, memoirs, pamphlets, and innumerable articles, who is…
Ludwig HartmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Robert Sterl: Ludwig Hartmann (1908), Dresden City Art Gallery
Marcel LandovskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel François Paul Landowski (18 February 1915 – 23 December 1999) was a French composer, biographer and arts administrator.
Marco ScacchiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarco Scacchi (– 7 September 1662) was an Italian composer and writer on music.
Mario ZafredPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Image of Mario Zafred
Mark SteynAuthor · BooksMark Steyn (born 1959) is a Canadian author and a radio, television, and on-line presenter.
Max GrafPerson · Music memorabiliaMax Graf (lang; 1 October 1873 – 24 June 1958) was an Austrian music historian and critic. Graf was described as the "dean of music critics in Vienna" in the first part of the 20th century.
Michel OrcelAuthor · BooksMichel Orcel (born 1952, in Marseille) is a contemporary French writer, publisher and psychoanalyst.
Nestor NyzhankivskyiPerson · Music memorabiliaNestor Nyzhankivsky (Nestor Ostapovych Nyzhankivsky); August 31, 1893 – April 10, 1940) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist and music critic.
Nicolas SlonimskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Slonimsky in 1933
Paul BowlesPhotographer · PhotographyPaul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910November 18, 1999) was an American composer, author, and translator.
Paul CollinAuthor · BooksPaul Collin (12 July 1843 – 5 February 1915) was a French poet, writer, translator and librettist.
Paul GilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Paul Gilson in 1905
Paul Le FlemPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic.
Paul MorleyPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Robert Morley (born 26 March 1957) is an English music journalist. He wrote for the NME from 1977 to 1983, and has since written for a wide range of publications and written his own…
Per ReidarsonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Norwegian composer, music critic and violinist Per Reidarson
Peter CorneliusPerson · Music memorabilia
Piero ScaruffiAuthor · BooksPiero Scaruffi (born 1955) is an Italian-American cognitive scientist, philosopher, cultural historian and writer who maintains a website on which his reviews of music, film, and art are…
Pietro Abbà CornagliaPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Abbà Cornaglia (20 March 1851 – 2 May 1894) was an Italian organist, concert pianist, and composer.
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period.
Raoul LaparraAuthor · BooksIllustration — Raoul Laparra (1931)
Remo GiazottoPerson · Music memorabiliaHe wrote biographies o
Reynaldo HahnPerson · Music memorabiliaReynaldo Hahn de Echenagucia (9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer of Venezuelan birth.
Richard HeubergerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Richard Heuberger
Richard RobertPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Robert (25 March 1861 – 1 February 1924 in Kaltenleutgeben) was an Austrian pianist, composer, music critic, and music administrator, but he is most notable as a pedagogue in piano,…
Robert SchumannPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Schumann (lang; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era.
Robert Smythe HichensAuthor · BooksRobert Smythe Hichens (14 November 1864 – 20 July 1950) was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays.
Roger SessionsPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music.
Roland-ManuelPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexis Roland-Manuel (22 March 18911 November 1966) was a French composer and critic, remembered mainly for his criticism.
Rudolph RetiPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolph Reti, also Réti (November 27, 1885 – February 7, 1957), was a musical analyst, composer and pianist.
Siegfried TrebitschAuthor · BooksSiegfried Trebitsch (22 December 1868 – 3 June 1956) was an Austrian playwright, translator, novelist and poet.
Sigmund SpaethPerson · Music memorabiliaSigmund Gottfried Spaeth (April 10, 1885 – November 11, 1965) was an American musicologist who sought to de-mystify classical music for the general public.
Simon ReynoldsAuthor · BooksSimon Reynolds (born 19 June 1963) is an English music journalist and author who began his career at Melody Maker in the mid-1980s.
Stanley CrouchPerson · Music memorabiliaStanley Lawrence Crouch (December 14, 1945 – September 16, 2020) was an American cultural critic, poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, and syndicated columnist.
Stephen Thomas ErlewineAuthor · BooksStephen Thomas Erlewine (born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic.
Ted GioiaPerson · Music memorabiliaTed Gioia (born October 21, 1957) is an American jazz critic and music historian. He is author of 12 books, including Music: A Subversive History, The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the…
Theodor W. AdornoAuthor · BooksTheodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic.
Tikhon KhrennikovPerson · Music memorabiliaTikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (10 June 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also…
Tom JohnsonPerson · Music memorabiliaTom Johnson was an American and French composer, pianist, music critic and opinion journalist (1939–2024). He was born in Greeley and died in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Tony PalmerPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in London.
Ture RangströmPerson · Music memorabiliaAnders Johan Ture Rangström (30 November 1884 – 11 May 1947) belonged to a new generation of Swedish composers who, in the first decade of the 20th century, introduced modernism to their…
Virgil ThomsonPerson · Music memorabiliaVirgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music.
Vittorio GuiPerson · Music memorabiliaVittorio Gui (14 September 1885 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian conductor, composer, musicologist and critic.
Werner BodendorffPerson · Music memorabiliaWerner Bodendorff (born in 1958) is a German oboist, musicologist (with a focus on Franz Schubert, Werner Egk, church music and wind music) as well as a writer.
Žiga HirschlerPerson · Music memorabiliaŽiga Hirschler (21 March 1894, Velika Trnovitica near Bjelovar – 1941 Jasenovac concentration camp) was a Croatian-Jewish composer, music critic and publicist who was killed during the…

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