List of string quartets by Joseph Haydn

Haydn's 68 authentic string quartets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Austrian composer Joseph Haydn wrote 68 string quartets. (The number was previously thought to be 83, but this number includes some arrangements and spurious works.) Haydn's string quartets are usually referred to by their opus number, and not by the Dutch musicologist Anthony van Hoboken's catalogue numbers or their publication order in the First Haydn Edition (FHE).[citation needed]

Opus 1 (1755–1757)

Source: "Haydn, (Franz) Joseph". Grove Music Online.[1]

  • Quartet No. 1 in B♭ major ("La Chasse"), Op. 1, No. 1, FHE No. 52, Hoboken No. III:1
  • Quartet No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 1, No. 2, FHE No. 53, Hoboken No. III:2
  • Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 1, No. 3, FHE No. 54, Hoboken No. III:3
  • Quartet No. 4 in G major, Op. 1, No. 4, FHE No. 55, Hoboken No. III:4
  • Quartet No. 5 in E♭ major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hoboken No. II:6 (also referred to as Opus 0)
  • Quartet in B♭ major, Op. 1, No. 5, FHE No. 56, Hoboken No. III:5 (later found to be the Symphony A, Hob. I/107)
  • Quartet No. 6 in C major, Op. 1, No. 6, FHE No. 57, Hoboken No. III:6

Opus 2 (1757–1759)

Source: "Haydn, (Franz) Joseph". Grove Music Online.[1]

The two quartets numbered 3 and 5 are spurious arrangements by an unknown composer.

  • Quartet No. 7 in A major, Op. 2, No. 1, FHE No. 58, Hoboken No. III:7
  • Quartet No. 8 in E major, Op. 2, No. 2, FHE No. 59, Hoboken No. III:8 (often includes a classical guitar)
  • Quartet in E♭ major, Op. 2, No. 3, FHE No. 60 (arrangement of Cassation in E-flat major, Hob. II:21), Hoboken No. III:9
  • Quartet No. 9 in F major, Op. 2, No. 4, FHE No. 61, Hoboken No. III:10
  • Quartet in D major, Op. 2, No. 5, FHE No. 62 (arrangement of Cassation in D major, Hob. II:22), Hoboken No. III:11
  • Quartet No. 10 in B♭ major, Op. 2, No. 6, FHE No. 63, Hoboken No. III:12

Opus 3 (spurious)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 3 (attributed to Haydn)

The Opus 3 quartets are now commonly attributed to the ardent admirer and imitator of Haydn, Romanus Hoffstetter, though there is no universal agreement on this.[2] In the 1980s, Scott Fruehwald claimed to show that the quartets were not by Haydn, based on stylistic analysis.[3][4] He also concluded that only the first two quartets were by Hoffstetter.

  • Quartet in E major, Op. 3, No. 1, FHE No. 64 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:13
  • Quartet in C major, Op. 3, No. 2, FHE No. 65 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:14
  • Quartet in G major, Op. 3, No. 3, FHE No. 66 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:15
  • Quartet in B♭ major, Op. 3, No. 4, FHE No. 67 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:16
  • Quartet in F major, Op. 3, No. 5, FHE No. 68 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:17
  • Quartet in A major, Op. 3, No. 6, FHE No. 69 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:18

Opus 9 (1769)

  • Quartet No. 11 in D minor, Op. 9, No. 4, FHE No. 16, Hoboken No. III:22
  • Quartet No. 12 in C major, Op. 9, No. 1, FHE No. 7, Hoboken No. III:19
  • Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 9, No. 3, FHE No. 9, Hoboken No. III:21
  • Quartet No. 14 in E♭ major, Op. 9, No. 2, FHE No. 8, Hoboken No. III:20
  • Quartet No. 15 in B♭ major, Op. 9, No. 5, FHE No. 17, Hoboken No. III:23
  • Quartet No. 16 in A major, Op. 9, No. 6, FHE No. 18, Hoboken No. III:24

Opus 17 (1771)

  • Quartet No. 17 in F major, Op. 17, No. 2, FHE No. 2, Hoboken No. III:26
    1. Moderato
      { elative c'' { key f major ime 4/4 c2. f f4 | appoggiatura { e32 f g } f8( e) e2 c16( c'8.) | c16( bes a g) f( e d c) c8[( cis d8. ) bes16] | appoggiatura bes16 a8( g16 f) f4 r2 }}
    2. Menuetto: Allegretto
      { elative a' { key f major ime 3/4 a2( f bes4) | g2( a4) | f2( g4) | c,4( d e) | f2. | g2. | a4-( d-) b-. | c4( e) b-. | c4( g') b,-. | c4( c') b,-. | c4 c8( b c b) | c4( d bes!) bar ":|." }}
    3. Adagio
      { elative f'' { key bes major ime 2/2 f2. _markup { italic "m. v. dolce" } es16( d c bes) | f'8( es) es4~ es8 es( rill f g) | g8( c,) c4~ c8 c( rill d es) | appoggiatura { d16 es f } uplet 3/2 { es8( d es) } d4~ d8 f f( rill bes) | bes8( c,) c4~ c8 c( rill d es) | appoggiatura es16 d8( c16 bes) bes4 r2 }}
    4. Finale: Allegro di molto
      { elative c' { key f major ime 2/4 partial 8 c8 p | <f a,>2( | <e g,>8) r r c | <g' bes,>2( | <f a,>8) r r c'~ | c8 a4 f'8~ | f8 d4 d,16( d') | appoggiatura d8 c8( bes16 a) appoggiatura a8 g8( a16 bes) | bes4( a8) }}
  • Quartet No. 18 in E major, Op. 17, No. 1, FHE No. 1, Hoboken No. III:25
    1. Moderato
      { elative e' { key e major ime 4/4 partial 8 e8-. f | gis8( b) a-. fis-. e4 r8 gis-. | a8( b cis) e,-. dis4 r8 b-.| fis'8( a) gis-. e-. cis'-. cis4 dis16( e) | b8-. dis16( e) b8-. dis16( e) b8 b acciaccatura cis8 b( a16 gis) | fis8-. < fis4 fis8 ! fis8.[( gis16 a8) gis-.] | fis8 fis4 a16( gis) e4 r8 }} layout { context { Score override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/4) }}
    2. Menuetto: Allegretto
      { elative e' { key e major ime 3/4 e4( f b') b-. | b2 gis8.( e16) | cis4( cis') cis-. | cis2 a8.( fis16) | appoggiatura e4 dis2 b'4 | a2( gis4) | e4( gis') gis-. | gis2 e8.( cis16) | ais4( fis') fis-. | eis8( p fis gis fis) fis4-. }}
    3. Adagio
      { elative e'' { key e minor ime 6/8 e4. _markup { italic "dolce" } b4( a32 g fis e) | dis8. e16 dis8 dis r r | fis'4. b, 4( acciaccatura b'8 a16( g32 fis) | g8. a16 b8 b8.( c16 b8) | e4.~ e8. dis16 e8 | dis8.( e16 fis8) b,4. }}
    4. Finale: Presto
      { elative b' { key e major ime 2/4 partial 8 b8-. p | gis8-.[ a-. b-. cis-.] | dis8-.[ e-. fis-. gis-.] | a-. r gis-. r | fis8.( rill e32 fis) e8-. r | <cis' a,>-. f r <b e,>-. r }}
  • Quartet No. 19 in C minor, Op. 17, No. 4, FHE No. 4, Hoboken No. III:28
  • Quartet No. 20 in D major, Op. 17, No. 6, FHE No. 6, Hoboken No. III:30
  • Quartet No. 21 In E♭ major, Op. 17, No. 3, FHE No. 3, Hoboken No. III:27
  • Quartet No. 22 in G major, Op. 17, No. 5, FHE No. 5, Hoboken No. III:29

Opus 20, the "Sun" quartets (1772)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 20 (Haydn)

The nickname "Sun" refers to the image of a rising sun on the cover page of the 1779 Hummel edition, the most widely-distributed at the time.

  • Quartet No. 23 in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5, FHE No. 47, Hoboken No. III:35
  • Quartet No. 24 in A major, Op. 20, No. 6, FHE No. 48, Hoboken No. III:36
  • Quartet No. 25 in C major, Op. 20, No. 2, FHE No. 44, Hoboken No. III:32
  • Quartet No. 26 in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3, FHE No. 45, Hoboken No. III:33
  • Quartet No. 27 in D major, Op. 20, No. 4, FHE No. 46, Hoboken No. III:34
  • Quartet No. 28 in E♭ major, Op. 20, No. 1, FHE No. 43, Hoboken No. III:31

Opus 33, the "Russian" quartets (1781)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 33 (Haydn)
  • Quartet No. 29 in G major ("How Do You Do?"), Op. 33, No. 5, FHE No. 74, Hoboken No. III:41
  • Quartet No. 30 in E♭ major ("The Joke"), Op. 33, No. 2, FHE No. 71, Hoboken No. III:38
  • Quartet No. 31 in B minor, Op. 33, No. 1, FHE No. 70, Hoboken No. III:37
  • Quartet No. 32 in C major ("The Bird"), Op. 33, No. 3, FHE No. 72, Hoboken No. III:39
  • Quartet No. 33 in D major, Op. 33, No. 6, FHE No. 75, Hoboken No. III:42
  • Quartet No. 34 in B♭ major, Op. 33, No. 4, FHE No. 73, Hoboken No. III:40

Opus 42 (1785)

  • Quartet No. 35 in D minor, Op. 42, FHE No. 15, Hoboken No. III:43
    1. Andante ed innocentemente
      { elative f'' { key d minor ime 2/4 d8.( fz a16) f'16(( > e) e( d)) | d8[ ! a'-.( p a-. a-.)] | e8.( fz a,16) g'(( > f) f( e)) | e8[ ! bes'-.( p bes-. bes-.)] | a8~( fz a32 > g f e) ! d8-. r | bes'8~( fz bes32 > a g f) ! e8-. r f8( p a16) r cis,8( e16) r | d8 r r4 }} layout { context {Score override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/8) }}
    2. Menuetto: Allegretto
      { elative d'' { key d major ime 3/4 d8 p r cis r d r | dis8( e fis g gis a) | b8 r cis r d! r | d8( cis b a gis a) | b2-. fz c8( b) | a2-. fz b8( a) | a8( p g fis e dis e) | d!2( cis4) bar ":|." }}
    3. Adagio e cantabile
      { elative d'' { key bes major ime 4/4 d2( p appoggiatura f8 es4 d8 c) | bes4.( c16 d es4 f) fz | g4.( > a8 appoggiatura c8 bes4 a8 g) | appoggiatura f4 es2( rill d) ! }}
    4. Finale: Presto
      {{ key d minor ime 2/4 << elative a''{ voiceOne override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = #8 R2 * 3 | r4 a8 est e8-. | f8-.[ e-. f-. e-.] | f8.[ ( g16 a8) bes-.] | a8-.[ g-. f-. e-.] | d'2 ^markup { italic "marcato" } | a | f8-. f-. a16( g f g) } ew Voice elative d '' { voiceTwo d2 p _markup { italic "marcato" } | a2 | f8-. f-. a16( g f g) | a4 r8 cis8-. f | d8-. [ cis-. d-. cis-.] | d8.([ e16 f8 ) g-.] | f8-.[ e-. d-. cis-.] | d8-.[ d-. f-. d-.] | r8 cis-.[ e a,-.] | d8-.[ d-. bes-. bes-.] } >> }}

Opus 50, the "Prussian" quartets (1787)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 50 (Haydn)
  • Quartet No. 36 in B♭ major, Op. 50, No. 1, FHE No. 10, Hoboken No. III:44
  • Quartet No. 37 in C major, Op. 50, No. 2, FHE No. 11, Hoboken No. III:45
  • Quartet No. 38 in E♭ major, Op. 50, No. 3, FHE No. 12, Hoboken No. III:46
  • Quartet No. 39 in F♯ minor, Op. 50, No. 4, FHE No. 25, Hoboken No. III:47
  • Quartet No. 40 in F major ("Dream"), Op. 50, No. 5, FHE No. 26, Hoboken No. III:48
  • Quartet No. 41 in D major ("The Frog"), Op. 50, No. 6, FHE No. 27, Hoboken No. III:49

Opus 51 (1787)

Opus 54, 55, the "Tost" quartets, sets I & II (1788)

Named after Johann Tost, a violinist in the Esterhazy orchestra from 1783 to 1789.[5]

  • Quartet No. 42 in C major, Op. 54, No. 2, FHE No. 20, Hoboken No. III:57
I. Vivace
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Finale: Adagio – Presto – Adagio
Performed by the Danish String Quartet
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  1. Vivace
    elative g'' { key c major ime 4/4 g2. f appoggiatura { a32 g fis } g4( c4) e,-. g-. appoggiatura { d32 c b } c4( e4) g,-. c-. << ew Voice { slurUp <e, g,>8( g | f8 g e f d f e g) } ew Voice { s4 | g,1 } >> <f' g,>4-. b-. p d-. r }
  2. Adagio
    elative c' { key c minor ime 3/4 c4( p es d) | c4( afterGrace g' rill { f16 g } as4) d,4( g f) | f4( afterGrace es rill { d16 es } d4) }
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
    elative e' { key c major ime 3/4 partial 4 e4 p | e4( c8-.) r g'4-. | g4( e8-.) r c'4-. c2 sf b4-. | acciaccatura b8 a4 g-. bes-. | bes2 sf a4 acciaccatura a8 g4-. f-. a-. | c,2 d8( b) | c4-. r bar ":|." }
  4. Finale: Adagio – Presto – Adagio
    elative g { key c major ime 2/4 partial 8 g16.( f g32) | c4 r | r4 r8 g'' p g8.( a32 f) e8( f16. d32) | c4( b8) }
  • Quartet No. 43 in G major, Op. 54, No. 1, FHE No. 19, Hoboken No. III:58
    1. Allegro con brio
      elative d' { key g major ime 4/4 appoggiatura { d16 b' } g'2. f fis16( g b g) d8-. _markup { italic "staccato" } d8-. d8-. d8-. d8-. d8-. d8-. d8-. acciaccatura d16 d'2~ sf d16( cis) d16( cis) d16( b) c16 a) g4 r8 g,-.( p as-. a-. bes-. b-.) }
    2. Allegretto
      elative c' { key c major ime 6/8 c4 p r8 r4 r8 g'8(( _markup { italic "dolce" } c) c-. ) acciaccatura d16 c8( b c) d8.( e16) d8-. d-. r r | cis16( d e d f e) d8 r r }
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
      elative d' { key g major ime 3/4 partial 4 d8.( f g16) | b2. | a8( d) d2 sf | e8 d c b a g) fis4( a-.) a-. | a4-. r }
    4. Finale: Presto
      elative b' { key g major ime 2/4 partial 4 b8-. p b-. | b4. d8-. | c8-. a-. g16( fis e d) g8-. g-. a16( g fis g) | a8-. r }
  • Quartet No. 44 in E major, Op. 54, No. 3, FHE No. 21, Hoboken No. III:59
    1. Allegro
      ew StaffGroup << ew Staff elative e'' { key e major ime 2/2 partial 4 r4 | r2 r4 e-. f ^markup { "Vl.1"}| dis4( b a) fis8( dis) e4( dis e) a fz | gis2( fis4)} ew Staff { key e major ime 2/2 clef "bass" partial 4 << ew Voice elative gis { stemUp slurUp gis4 ^markup { "Vl.2 + Vla"} a4( b cis b) | a1 | gis4( a gis) fis' | e2( dis4) } ew Voice elative e { stemDown slurDown e4 f fis4( gis a gis) | fis1 | e4( fis e) cis' fz | b2. } >> } >>
    2. Largo cantabile
      elative e'' { key a major ime 3/4 e8..( f > d32) ! cis16-. r b-. p r a-. r b-. r afterGrace cis8..([ { d32 cis b cis } d32]) e8-. r r4 a8..( f > gis32) fis8( e d cis) | cis16( p d dis16. e32) b8 r4. }
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
      elative dis'' { key e major ime 3/4 partial 4 dis16( f e8.) | gis16( e8.) a16( fis8.) b16( gis8.) | e4( e') e-. e4. dis8( cis b) | a4-. r }
    4. Finale: Presto
      \relative gis' { \key e \major \time 2/4 gis4 _\markup { \italic "m. v." } \appoggiatura b16 a8( gis16 a) fis8([ cis') cis-. cis-.] | fis,4 \appoggiatura a16 gis8( fis16 gis) e8([ b') b-. b-.] }
  • Quartet No. 45 in A major, Op. 55, No. 1, FHE No. 22, Hoboken No. III:60
    1. Allegro
      elative a' { key a major ime 2/2 slurUp acciaccatura a8 a'1 f | slurUp acciaccatura a,8 cis'1 slurUp acciaccatura a,8 e''2. imes 2/3 { d8( b gis) } | a4 r r2 fis4.( fz d16 b gis8-.) r r4 | e'4 e2-. fz d8( b) | a4 a2-. fz b8( gis) | a4( cis) }
    2. Adagio cantabile
      elative a' { key d major ime 2/4 a4 _markup { musicglyph #"p" italic "dolce" } b8.( cis32 d) d16( a) a8~ a16 b32( a g[ fis e d)] cis16.( a32) d16.( a32) g'8 acciaccatura g8 fis32( e fis g) fis4( e16) fis( g gis) }
    3. Menuetto
      elative cis'' { key a major ime 3/4 partial 4 cis8. rill p d16 | e4-. < e-. e-. | e8( f d') d( b) b( gis) e8( cis') cis( b) b( a) | a8( > gis fis) e-. fis-. gis-. a8-. p r a-. r a-. r | ais8-. < r ais-. r ais-. r b2 f b16( a! gis fis) | e4-. }
    4. Finale: Vivace
      elative b'' { key a major ime 2/2 partial 4 b8( p a) | gis( a) fis( gis) e( fis) d( e) cis4-. cis-.( < cis-. cis-.) | e4( f dis d cis) acciaccatura cis8 b( a b cis) b4 }
  • Quartet No. 46 in F minor ("Razor"), Op. 55, No. 2, FHE No. 23, Hoboken No. III:61
    1. Andante o più tosto allegretto
      elative c'' { key f minor ime 2/4 c4( f f8 as) | g8.([ f16) e8-. f-.] p | c8-. c-. c-. f16( b,) b4( c8) b | bes!4(( f g8) des'-.) | c8.([ bes16) as8-. bes-.] p es,8-. es-. es-. f16.( g32) | g4( as8) r bar ":|." }
    2. Allegro
      elative f'' { key f minor ime 2/2 f1 p | c'2. appoggiatura { des32 c b } c4 des4( b) r appoggiatura { c32 b a } b4 c4( g) r appoggiatura { as!32 g f } g4 bes!2~ < bes8. as16( g8.) f16( e8.) f des16( c8.) bes16( as8.) g16( f8.) e16( f4-.) des-. c-. b-. | c4-. c'-. r2 }
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
      elative c' { key f major ime 3/4 clef "alto" partial 4 c4-. p ^"Vla." | a4( f) e8( f) | bes4( a) e8( f) d'4. e8( f g) | c,4. d8( e f) | bes,2 b4 | c2 }
    4. Finale: Presto
      \relative gis' { \key f \major \time 6/8 \partial 8 gis8( \p | a8-.) a-. b-. c-. c-. cis( d8-.) d16( cis d bes!) g!8[ r fis]( g8-.) g-. a( bes-.) bes-. b( c!8-.) c16( b c a) f!8 r }
  • Quartet No. 47 in B♭ major, Op. 55, No. 3, FHE No. 24, Hoboken No. III:62
    1. Vivace assai
      elative bes { key bes major ime 3/4 bes2( p a4) | es'2( d4) | g2( f4) | e4 r r appoggiatura { a,16 f' } es'!2( f d4) | afterGrace c4( rill { b16 c } d4 bes) a4( bes b) | c4 r r }
    2. Adagio ma non troppo
      elative bes' { key es major ime 2/4 partial 8 bes8 f | es4( d16.) es32 es16.( rill d64 es) | f8 -. p f-. r bes, f g'4( f16.) g32 g16.( rill f64 g) | as8 -. p as-. r }
    3. Menuetto
      elative bes { key bes major ime 3/4 partial 16 * 5 bes16[ f d8. f16] | bes4 r8. f16[ bes8. d16] | f4 f f f4( e8.)[ g16 a8. bes16] | bes4( a) appoggiatura { g32 f e } f8.( p g16) f4( es!) es-. | es4( d) }
    4. Finale: Presto
      elative bes'' { key bes major ime 6/8 partial 8 bes16 f a | g( f) es-. d-. g( f) es( d) c-. bes-. es( d) c-. bes-. a-. g-. f-. es-. d f es g f a | g bes a c bes d c d es c d bes }

Opus 64, the "Tost" quartets, set III (1790)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 64 (Haydn)
  • Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64, No. 1, FHE No. 31, Hoboken No. III:65
  • Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64, No. 2, FHE No. 32, Hoboken No. III:68
  • Quartet No. 50 in B♭ major, Op. 64, No. 3, FHE No. 33, Hoboken No. III:67
  • Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64, No. 4, FHE No. 34, Hoboken No. III:66
  • Quartet No. 52 in E♭ major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. III:64
  • Quartet No. 53 in D major ("The Lark"), Op. 64, No. 5, FHE No. 35, Hoboken No. III:63

Opus 71, 74, the "Apponyi" quartets (1793)

Count Anton Georg Apponyi, a relative of Haydn's patrons, paid 100 ducats for the privilege of having these quartets publicly dedicated to him.

  • Quartet No. 54 in B♭ major, Op. 71, No. 1, FHE No. 37, Hoboken No. III:69
    1. Allegro
      elative f'' { key bes major ime 4/4 <f bes, d,>8-. ff r <es g,>-. r <d f,>-. r <a es c>-. r <bes d, bes>4-. r r2 bar ".|:" f'2( _markup { italic "m.v." } d4) bes bes'4.( d16 bes) f4-. r8 d-. c4( b c a) bes!8-. r d-. r f4-. r8 d-. c4( b c a) <bes! d,>4 f }
    2. Adagio
      elative f'' { key f major ime 6/8 f2.~ p < f8)( fz > e16.) d32 c8-. c8.(( ! a16) c8-.) f,4. fis8(( g) g-.) g4. gis8(( a) a-.) }
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
      elative bes { key bes major ime 3/4 partial 4 bes8(f c) d2. es2( g4) f2( es4) urn d4 r g'4 p f2( es4) urn d4 r }
    4. (Finale): Vivace
      elative f' { key bes major ime 2/4 partial 8 f8-. mf bes4 d16( c bes c) bes4. c8 d4 f16( es d es) f4. }
  • Quartet No. 55 in D major, Op. 71, No. 2 ("Razor" [de]), FHE No. 38, Hoboken No. III:70
    1. Adagio – Allegro
      elative d'' { key d major ime 4/4 <d fis,>8 f d,([ p e fis)] g2 fermata _markup { italic "ten." } <e' g, a,>8 f e,([ p fis g)] a4. d8( cis8) b4 a g fis8~ fis16( e dis e) fis( g a b) d,4( acciaccatura fis8 e8) fermata bar "||" r8 ^"Allegro" r2 r 8 d'-. f d,-. fis'-. fis4( fz e8) d-. cis4( d8) a'-. }
    2. Adagio (cantabile)
      elative e' { key a major ime 3/4 e4( p a cis) fis,4( b d) gis, e'4.( fz fis16 d) cis8-. b-. a-. r }
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
      elative a' { key d major ime 3/4 R2. | a4-. f d-. fis-. a4.( fis16 d) a8 r | a'4.( g16 e) a,8 r fis'4( g e) | d4-. fis-. a-. d4.( a16 fis) d8-. r }
    4. Finale: Allegretto
      \relative a' { \key d \major \time 6/8 \partial 4 a8-. _\markup { \italic "mezza voce" } g-. \acciaccatura g8 fis-. e-. fis \acciaccatura a g-. fis-. g-. \acciaccatura fis8 e-. d-. e-. fis-. d'-. cis-. r8 b-. a-. r g-. fis-. a4( fis8) e-. }
  • Quartet No. 56 in E♭ major, Op. 71, No. 3, FHE No. 39, Hoboken No. III:71
    1. Vivace
      elative g'' { key es major ime 2/4 <g bes, es, g,>4 r | r1*1/2 fermata bar ".|:" bes,2( | g4) c | f,8-. bes-. a16( bes c a) | bes8-. bes-. bes-. r f8-. p f-. f-. r | bes,8-. bes-. bes-. r }
    2. Andante con moto
      elative f' { key bes major ime 2/4 partial 8 f8 | bes8([ d) c( a)] appoggiatura { c16 bes a } bes8( d16 bes) f8 bes16.([ d32)] f8->([ d) g->( e)] | f4. fz }
    3. Menuetto
      \relative bes' { \key es \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 bes8( a) | c8( bes) as!( g) f( es) d4-. d-. bes'8( d,) | es4-. es-. es'8( a,) | bes4-. bes-. }
    4. Finale: Vivace
      \relative as' { \key es \major \time 6/8 \partial 8 as8-. | g4( es8) d-. r as'-. | g4( es8) d-. r bes'-. es8( as, g c f, es) | d8( as' g) f-. r }
  • Quartet No. 57 in C major, Op. 74, No. 1, FHE No. 28, Hoboken No. III:72
    1. Allegro (moderato)
      elative b' { key c major ime 4/4 <b d,>1 f fermata | <c e, g,>4 r r2 fermata bar ".|:" c2( p d) | b2( c4 cis) | d2( es4 e) g4( f rill grace { e16 f) } e4-. }
    2. Andantino (grazioso)
      elative d' { key g major ime 3/8 r8 d( p b) | g8-. b'( g) appoggiatura { fis32 g a } g8( fis-.) fis-. fis8-. r r | c8-. r r | r8 e'( c) | ais8( b) b-. | b8-. r r }
    3. Menuetto: Allegro
      elative g { key c major ime 3/4 appoggiatura { g16 c} e2. fz appoggiatura { g,16 d'} f2. fz appoggiatura { g,16 e'} g2 fz c8( a) g4-. c-. c-. | c2.~ | c4 cis-. d~ | d4 f-. b,-. | c!2. }
    4. Finale: Vivace
      elative c'' { key c major ime 2/4 partial8 c8-. mf | b8([ c d) f-.] | e8([ d c) g'-.] f8([ e d c)] | b8([ e d)] }
  • Quartet No. 58 in F major, Op. 74, No. 2, FHE No. 29, Hoboken No. III:73
    1. Allegro spiritoso
      elative f' { key f major ime 4/4 f2-. f a-. | c4( a) f-. a-. | c8( a) c-. a-. f4-. c'-. f4-. c-. a-. f-. | c8( b c b) c( e) g-. e-. | c8( b c b) c( e) g-. e-. }
    2. Andante grazioso
      \relative f'' { \key bes \major \time 2/4 f8..( _\markup { \italic "m. v." } es32) d8-. d-. | d8( es) c4 bes8( b) c16. d32 es16. g32 | d4( c16) d( es e) }
    3. Menuetto
      elative c' { key f major ime 3/4 partial 4 c4 f | a4( c) f e32( f g8.) g32( a bes8.) g8( e) f4( a) c-. | cis2 fz a4-. d4( f) a-. b,32( c d8.) d32( e f8.) f8( e) e8( d) d( c) c( b) | c4 r bar ":|." }
    4. Finale: Presto
      elative a'' { key f major ime 2/4 partial 8 a8( mf | f-.)[ c-. d-. e-.] | f8-.[ g-. a-. f-.] c'8-.[ c-. c-. c-.] | a16( bes a g) | f8-. }
  • Quartet No. 59 in G minor ("Rider"), Op. 74, No. 3, FHE No. 30, Hoboken No. III:74
    1. Allegro
      elative g { key g minor ime 3/4 g4-. f acciaccatura fis'8 g4-. acciaccatura fis8 g4-. bes,4-. acciaccatura a'8 bes4-. acciaccatura a8 bes4-. d,4-. acciaccatura cis'8 d4-. acciaccatura cis8 d4-. es,4-. acciaccatura d'8 es4-. acciaccatura d8 es4-. cis,4-. g''-. g-. | cis, 4-. bes''-. g-. d'4-. << ew Voice { stemUp d, -. d-. d-. } ew Voice { stemDown d d d } >> r r }
    2. Largo assai
      elative gis' { key e major ime 4/4 gis2( _markup { italic "mezza voce" } fis8) r e-. r a2. ^markup { italic "ten." } r4 gis2( fis8) r e-. r cis'2. ^markup { italic "ten." } r4 b2( ais4 b) | e2.( cresc dis4) ! | gis2 fisis4( gis) | <b b,>2. ff }
    3. Menuetto: (Allegretto)
      elative e'' { key g major ime 3/4 partial 4 e4-. mf | d4( c b) | a4( g fis) g8-. d-. a'-. d,-. b'-. d,-. | c'4 r r r4 r e-. | d4( cresc cis d) ! | e8-. f b'-. d,-. a'-. a,-. cis-. | d4 r bar ":|." }
    4. Finale: Allegro con brio
      elative g { key g minor ime 4/4 partial 8 g16( f bes) | d8-. d-. r d-. p r d-. r d-. d16( f es d cis) d8-. d-. r d-. p r d-. d8( f bes') bes2 a8( g) |fis16 g fis e fis d e fis }

Opus 76, the "Erdödy" quartets (1797)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 76 (Haydn)
  • Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76, No. 1, FHE No. 40, Hoboken No. III:75
  • Quartet No. 61 in D minor ("Quinten", "Fifths"), Op. 76, No. 2, FHE No. 41, Hoboken No. III:76
  • Quartet No. 62 in C major ("Emperor" or "Kaiser"), Op. 76, No. 3, FHE No. 42, Hoboken No. III:77
  • Quartet No. 63 in B♭ major ("Sunrise" [de]), Op. 76, No. 4, FHE No. 49, Hoboken No. III:78
  • Quartet No. 64 in D major ("Largo" or "Friedhofsquartett"), Op. 76, No. 5, FHE No. 50, Hoboken No. III:79
  • Quartet No. 65 in E♭ major, Op. 76, No. 6, FHE No. 51, Hoboken No. III:80

Opus 77, the "Lobkowitz" quartets (1799)

The Opus 77 quartets were commissioned by Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz, and dedicated to him in the first edition. Unlike the other quartets sets this one consists of just two quartets, not six; Haydn unable to complete the remaining ones because of old age and debility.

  • Quartet No. 66 in G major, Op. 77, No. 1, FHE No. 13, Hoboken No. III:81
    1. Allegro moderato
      elative g' { key g major ime 4/4 <g g,>4 f r r d'8.( p b16) g4 r r g'8.( _markup { italic "mezza voce" } fis16) e8 r acciaccatura fis8 e8.( dis16) e8 r acciaccatura fis8 e8.( dis16) e4 r r2 }
    2. Adagio
      elative es'' { key es major ime 4/4 es2( f g,4 c) as4..( > f16) ! d8-. r r8. d16-. p es8-. r f-. r g-. r bes as g2( sf f8) r r4 }
    3. Menuetto: Presto
      elative g { key g major ime 3/4 g8( f a b c) d-. b-. g4 g'2-> fis4 d'2-> grace { e32( d cis } d4) g b fis8( g a b) c-. a-. b4 e2-> cis8( d e fis) g-. e-. fis4 a2-> }
    4. Finale: Presto
      elative d'' { key g major ime 2/4 partial 8 d8-. p cis8([ d) a( b)] e,4.( fis16 g) a8[ sf d,-. e-. fis-.] g16( fis g a) b8-. d-. cis8([ d) a( b)] e,4.( fis16 g) a8[ sf d,-. e-. fis-.] g4 g,8 }
  • Quartet No. 67 in F major, Op. 77, No. 2, FHE No. 14, Hoboken No. III:82
    1. Allegro moderato
      elative f' { key f major ime 4/4 grace { f32( a } f'4..)( f g32 f) e4( d) c4..( a16) c8-. r f8.( p a,16) bes4..( c32 bes) a4( g) f4..( c16) a'8-. r r4 }
    2. Menuet: Presto
      elative c'' { key f major ime 3/4 partial 4 c8 f a f4-. f'8( e) f4-. g4-. c,-. g'-. c,4-. g'-. c,-. grace { f16( g } a4-.) f-. r }
    3. Andante
      elative fis' { key d major ime 2/4 fis4( _markup { italic "mezza voce" } e8)[ grace { fis32( e d } e16.)( fis32)] d8 b16.([ cis32)] d8-. e-. fis4( e8)[ grace { fis32( e d } e16.)( fis32)] d8 b16.([ cis32)] d8-. e-. }
    4. Finale: Vivace assai
      elative f' { key f major ime 3/4 <f a,>2 f fermata r8 fermata c'16( sf bes) a8-. g-. f-. e-. f-. g-. a8-.[ f-.] bes-. r r d16( sf c) bes8-. a-. g-. fis-. g-. a-. bes8-.[ g-.] c8 r }

Opus 103 (1803)

Main article: String Quartet, Op.103 (Haydn)
  • Quartet No. 68 in D minor, Op. 103, Hoboken No. III:83 (incomplete). When the two quartets of Opus 77 were published, Haydn retained hopes of writing more, and he did finish the slow movement and minuet that comprise this quartet, but soon, advancing illness blocked all further progress. For three years, Haydn attempted to finish the quartet, often working just fifteen minutes at a time. Finally, in August 1805, Haydn threw in the towel and permitted his friend Georg August Griesinger to forward the unfinished quartet to Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig for publication. With the composer's permission, the first edition included a quotation from an earlier song Haydn had written: 'Hin ist alle meine Kraft, Alt und schwach bin ich' (Gone is all my strength, Old and weak am I)'[6]

In 2013, Haydn specialist William Drabkin composed a completion of this quartet.[7]

    1. Andante grazioso
      { elative d'' { key bes major ime 2/4 d4.( p c8) c4( bes8-.) b-. c8( d) appoggiatura f16 es8( d16 c) bes!4( a8) r } }
    2. Menuetto ma non troppo presto
      { elative d'' { key d minor ime 3/4 << ew Voice { stemUp slurDown d4( f grace { e32 d cis } stemDown d8.) f16-. a4 } ew Voice { d, 4 } >> a'2 fis4 fz g4( grace { a32 g fis } g8.) bes16-. d4 e,2 f!4 dis4( e cis) d!4( grace { e32 d cis } d8.) e16-. f4 e4 a gis a4 r r } }

List by keys

More information C, c ...
C c D d E♭ E F f f♯ G g A B♭ b
1/6
(3/2)
9/1
20/2
33/3
50/2
54/2
64/1
74/1
76/3		 17/4 1/3
(2/5)
17/6
20/4
33/6
50/6
64/5
71/2
76/5		 9/4
42
76/2
103		 1/2
1/0
(2/3)
9/2
17/3
20/1
33/2
50/3
64/6
71/3
76/6		 2/2
(3/1)
17/1
54/3		 2/4
(3/5)
17/2
50/5
74/2
77/2		 20/5
55/2		 50/4 1/4
(3/3)
9/3
17/5
33/5
54/1
64/4
76/1
77/1		 20/3
74/3		 2/1
(3/6)
9/6
20/6
55/1		 1/1
(1/5)
2/6
(3/4)
9/5
33/4
50/1
55/3
64/3
71/1
76/4		 33/1
64/2
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Recordings of complete cycles

Multiple recordings of Haydn's complete string quartets have been made over the years. The first complete set was made by the Aeolian Quartet during the 1970s for Decca, which was then reissued in 2009. From 1994 to 1999, the Angeles Quartet recorded a cycle for Philips Records, which received critical reviews. During the 1990s, the Tátrai Quartet completed a cycle for Hungaroton. From 1989 to 2003, the Kodály Quartet recorded a cycle for Naxos Records. More recently, from 2002 to 2008, the Buchberger Quartet recorded a cycle for Brilliant Classics on period instruments. The Auryn Quartet completed their cycle on modern instruments for Tacet in 2014.

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