Haydn and Mozart played string quartets together in Vienna ... Haydn re-used the theme for the Austrian national anthem in his ‘Emperor Quartet’. Several composers have written variations ...

The Maxwell Quartet draws fascinating parallels between the music of Joseph Haydn, the father of the string quartet, and Scottish folk music in their latest release, this week’s Feature Album on ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...