String Quartets of Franz Josef Haydn

String quartets consist of 1st and 2nd Violins, Viola and Violoncello (Cello). Haydn is often credited with being the father of the string quartet. This may not be true as far as the instrumentation, but he is one of the first to explore it as more than a solo violin with a trio accompaniment. There are 68 or so of which we know. Here are there Opus numbers and Hoboken numbers along with their nicknames.

The Quartets


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