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Eduard Hanslick, an influential music critic of the 19th-century. The Oxford Companion to Music defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". [1] In this sense, it is a branch of musical aesthetics.
Michael Kennedy, staff music critic from 1950, joint chief music critic, 1986–2005. [41] Geoffrey Norris, music critic from 1983, chief music critic from 1995 to 2009. [42] Ivan Hewett, music critic from 2002, chief music critic from 2009. [43] Evening News (UK) William McNaught, 1933-1939. Mosco Carner, concert music critic, 1957–1961. [31]
American classical music critics (35 P) B. British classical music critics (49 P) Pages in category "Classical music critics"
Anthony Carl Tommasini (born April 14, 1948) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music. [1] Described as "a discerning critic, whose taste, knowledge and judgment have made him a must-read", [2] Tommasini was the chief classical music critic for The New York Times from 2000 to 2021.
Apart from the annual Gramophone Classical Music Awards, each month features a dozen recordings as Gramophone Editor's Choice (now Gramophone Choice).Then, in the annual Christmas edition, there is a review of the year's recordings where each critic selects four or five recordings, and these selections make up the Gramophone Critics' Choice.
Alex Ross (born January 12, 1968) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music. Ross has been a staff member of The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His extensive writings include performance and record reviews, industry updates, cultural commentary, and historical narratives in the realm of classical music. [1]
Hector Berlioz, active as a music journalist in Paris in the 1830s and 1840s. Music journalism has its roots in classical music criticism, which has traditionally comprised the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of music that has been composed and notated in a score and the evaluation of the performance of classical songs and pieces, such as symphonies and concertos.
David Hurwitz (born 29 August 1961) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music. Based in New York, Hurwitz is the founder and executive editor of ClassicsToday.com and frequently reviews recordings there. He was the chairman of the Cannes Classical Awards, while they existed, from 1994 to 2010.