Unanimous critical acclaim for H.C. Robbins Landon's
'Haydn Chronicle and Works' series:

'One of the great documentary biographies of the century ... Majestic, clear-headed and riveting' – The Times

'Destined to become the standard English-language reference work on Haydn for many years to come' – The Times Literary Supplement

'An achievement difficult to match in modern musical scholarship' – The New Statesman

'A triumphant product of a great scholar' – The Guardian

'A rare combination of immense enthusiasm and painstaking scholarship' – The Listener

H. C. Robbins Landon was one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of eighteenth century music. His main publications were on Haydn and Mozart, including the five-volume Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Mozart: The Golden Years and 1791: Mozart’s Last Year. He was responsible for the first edition of all Haydn’s symphonies and has also shared in the new Collected Edition of Mozart’s works. In 1988 he was accorded the signal honour of life membership in the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna.
H.C. Robbins Landon died in 2009

Also of interest

Mozart: The Golden Years: 1781–1791 by H.C. Robbins Landon
Haydn's Visits to England