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Henry T. Finck
1854–1926
A lively American music critic and author, he helped shape how U.S. readers heard Wagner, Liszt, Grieg, and other Romantic composers. He also wrote widely on travel, food, and the idea of romantic love, bringing a curious, energetic voice to every subject.
8 Audiobooks
Romantic Love and Personal Beauty Their development, causal relations, historic and national peculiarities
by Henry T. Finck
The Mentor: The Ring of the Nibelung, Vol. 3, Num. 24, Serial No. 100, February 1, 1916
by Henry T. Finck
Chopin and Other Musical Essays
by Henry T. Finck
The Mentor: Famous Composers, Vol. 1, Num. 41, Serial No. 41
by Henry T. Finck
Food and Flavor: A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living
by Henry T. Finck
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
by Henry T. Finck
About the author
Born in Missouri in 1854 and raised in Oregon, he went on to study at Harvard before continuing his education in Europe. He became one of the best-known American music critics of his era, serving for decades as chief classical music critic for both the New York Evening Post and The Nation.
His writing championed Romantic music and composers such as Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, Edvard Grieg, and Edward MacDowell. Beyond music criticism, he published many books on subjects ranging from travel and food to psychology and love, showing an unusually broad range of interests.
He died in 1926, but his work still offers a vivid glimpse into the musical and cultural debates of his time. Readers who enjoy spirited opinion, wide learning, and a strong personal voice may find him especially rewarding.