Books

Horowitz explores the perils of equating notions of freedom with artistic vitality.

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(University of Illinois Press, 2023)

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A provocative interpretation of why classical music in America "stayed white"—how it got to be that way and what can be done about it.

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(W.W. Norton & Company, 2021)

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"Consistently fascinating, thought-provoking, and rewarding. This book should be of great interest to anyone who loves music." — Mark Volpe, Managing Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra

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(University of California Press 2012)

Named one of the best books of 2005 by The Economist

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(W.W. Norton & Company 2005)

"Passionate and penetrating" - American Record Guide

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(Northeastern University Press, 1995)

"A significant book, consistently thoughtful and sympathetic" - Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe

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(Summit Books, 1990; paperback: Northeastern University Press)

"One of the best books about a performing artist ever written" - Andrew Porter, The New Yorker

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(Knopf 1982; paperback: Limelight Editions)
Currently in print as Arrau on Music and Performance (Dover)

The first book-length account of the Mahlers'
tumultuous New York sojourn

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​(BlackWater Press, 2023)

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A revelatory history of the operatic masterpiece
that both made and destroyed Rouben Mamoulian,
its director and unsung hero

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(W.W. Norton & Company, 2013)

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An Economist Best Book of the Year
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice

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(HarperCollins, Feb 2008)

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A book for young readers

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(Cricket Books, 2003)

Named best book of the year by the Society of American Music

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(Univ. of California Press, 1994; paperback 1995)

Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Book Critics Circle

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(Knopf, 1987; paperback: Univ. of Minnesota Press,
Univ. of California Press)