- Allan Kozinn
Allan Kozinn is a
music critic for "The New York Times ".He received bachelor's degrees in music and journalism from
Syracuse University in 1976. He began freelancing as a critic and music feature writer for the "Times" in 1977, and joined the paper's staff in 1991. Before joining the "Times", he was a contributing editor to "High Fidelity" and "Keynote" magazines, and a frequent contributor to "Guitar Player", "Keyboard", "Pulse" and other publications. He was also the first music critic for the "New York Observer ". Kozinn has written a number of books, including "Guitar: The History, the Music, the Players" (1984), "Mischa Elman and the Romantic Style" (1990), "The Beatles " (1995), "Classical Music: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings" (2004).He joined the faculty of
New York University in 2004, and has taught courses in music criticism,Baroque music literature and the Beatles there. He also taught a course in the history of interpretation, as documented in a century of recordings, at theJuilliard School .
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