Alfredo B Que writes:

>How about "Beethoven or Bust: A Practical Guide to Understanding and
>Listening to Great Music" by David Hurvitz(Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1992)

Regardless of what you think of Hurwitz, this book is really worth
investigating.  Draw your own conclusions, but I do not hesitate to
give it an unqualified recommendation.

len.