H. C. Robbins Landon
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Description
Howard Chandler Robbins Landon (March 6, 1926 – November 20, 2009) was an American musicologist, journalist, historian and broadcaster, best known for his work in rediscovering the huge body of neglected music by Haydn and in correcting misunderstandings about Mozart. The son of a musician, Landon became enthusiastic about Haydn's compositions in high school and was eager to pursue a career in Haydn scholarship. He studied with, among others, Karl Geiringer, an authority on Haydn, graduating with a music degree in 1947. He moved to Europe, where he lived for the rest of his life. He co-founded the Haydn Society in 1949, the goal of which was to publish and record Haydn's works.
Books
Notes to the critical edition of the complete symphonies [of] Joseph Haydn
Essays on the Viennese Classical style: Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Haydn
A biography of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer responsible for the creation of the modern orchestra and numerous advances in musical techniques.
Mozart: The Golden Years
Robbins Landon, one of America's most eminent musicologists, examines the last decade of Mozart's life. This musician, who may have suffered from manic depression, used this condition to compose his most emotionally satisfying and artistically brilliant works.
Beethoven
Studies in eighteenth-century music
3-425 p., plate. 25 cm