Irving Kolodin

Irving Kolodin (February 21, 1908[1] – April 29, 1988) was an American music critic and music historian.[2]

Biography

Irving Kolodin was born in New York City, New York. He wrote for the New York Sun from 1932 to 1950 and for the Saturday Review starting in 1947. He was best known for his popular Guide to Recorded Music. He also wrote program notes for the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera, and a 762-page "candid history" of the Met up to 1966.[3] He was married to Irma (née Levy) Zeckendorf, former wife of real estate developer William Zeckendorf.[4][5]

gollark: The states of the particles are related in some weird way, is all.
gollark: That... okay, I don't know how quantum entanglement works mathematically and just have a vague conceptual idea, but it doesn't seem like it can magically produce momentum.
gollark: What? That makes no sense.
gollark: I am not going to put in the effort to read tons of this and extract a coherent narrative which probably isn't there, because frankly it does not seem worth my time, or anyone's.
gollark: Well, it explains random facts about things, and in some cases non-facts, but it doesn't... actually say anything more than "here are some random facts about things".

References
  1. Some sources say he was born February 22, 1908, but the Social Security Death Index confirms February 21 is the correct date:
  2. NYT Obituary
  3. Irving Kolodin The Metropolitan Opera, 1883-1966: a candid history - 1966 762 pages
  4. Santa Fe New Mexican: "William Zeckendorf Jr., 1929-2014: Developer, philanthropist left mark on Santa Fe" By Howard Houghton February 12, 2014
  5. New York Times: "SUSAN NICHOLSON Obituary" October 24, 2014


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