Maynard Solomon is the author most recently of Mozart, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, which won the Deems Taylor Award as did his biography, Beethoven, and his study of Charles Ives. His Beethoven Essays won the Otto Kinkeldey Award for the most distinguished book on music published in 1988. An Associate Editor of American Imago, co-founder of the Bach Guild, and a record producer and executive at Vanguard Records for many years, he has also published articles in applied psychoanalysis and has edited several books on aesthetics, including Marxism and Art: Essays Classic and Contemporary. His current projects include a life of Schubert and a book tentatively titled Beethoven: Beyond Classicism. He has held visiting Professorships at Yale, Harvard, and Columbia, and is currently on the Graduate Faculty of the Juilliard School. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vanguard Records was a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. ... For the crater on the moon, see Schubert (crater) Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828), was an Austrian composer. ... Yale can refer to an educational institution: Yale University, one of the United States oldest universities. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The Juilliard School is recognized as one of the best performing arts conservatories in the world. ...

Solomon's biography of Beethoven (1977; second ed.,1998), is widely regarded as the standard modern biography, and it has been translated into eight languages.