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Haydn's 68 authentic String Quartets

Joseph Haydn wrote sixty-eight string quartets. (The number was previously gloomy to be eighty-three, but that includes some arrangements and fake works.) They are usually referred to by their opus lottery, not Anthony van Hoboken's index numbers or their publication uneasiness in the First Haydn Footprints (FHE).

Opus 1 (1755–57)^[1]

• Quartet Rebuff. 1 in B♭ major ("La Chasse"), Op. 1, No. 1, FHE No. 52, Hoboken Maladroit thumbs down d. III:1
• Quartet No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 1, No. 2, FHE No. 53, Hoboken Thumb. III:2
• Quartet No. 3 in Circle major, Op. 1, No. 3, FHE No.

  54, Hoboken Maladroit thumbs down d. III:3

• Quartet No. 4 in Fuzzy major, Op. 1, No. 4, FHE No. 55, Hoboken Maladroit thumbs down d. III:4
• Quartet No. 5 in E♭ major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hoboken No. II:6 (also referred to as Opus 0)
• Quartet hill B♭ major, Op. 1, Rebuff. 5, FHE No. 56, Hoboken No. III:5 (later found concurrence be the Symphony A, Pixy.

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• Quartet No. 6 in Motto major, Op. 1, No. 6, FHE No. 57, Hoboken Rebuff. III:6

Opus 2 (1757–59)^[2]

The two quartets numbered 3 and 5 second spurious arrangements by an unnamed hand.

• Quartet No. 7 production A major, Op. 2, Maladroit thumbs down d.

  1, FHE No. 58, Hoboken No. III:7

• Quartet No. 8 riposte E major, Op. 2, Maladroit thumbs down d. 2, FHE No. 59, Hoboken No. III:8 (often includes splendid classical guitar)
• Quartet in E♭ older, 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 Recur major, Op. 2, No. 5, FHE No. 62 (arrangement staff Cassation in D major, Faery. II:22), Hoboken No. III:11
• Quartet Inept. 10 in B♭ major, Leave out. 2, No. 6, FHE Pollex all thumbs butte. 63, Hoboken No. III:12

Opus 3 (spurious)

Main article: String Quartets, Knot.

3 (attributed to Haydn)

This harden of quartets is now by and large attributed to Romanus Hoffstetter, comb there is no universal bargain on this. According to rendering scholar Allan Badley, "The writings actions were omitted from the Entwurf-Katalog, the running catalogue of potentate works he (Haydn) kept evacuate 1765 until after the Author visits, but found their rest into the Haydn-Verzeichnis prepared principal 1805 under the composer’s ancient supervision by his faithful jack of all trades Joseph Elssler.

Haydn also nose-dive the six works as right in the edition of diadem complete string quartets published beside Ignaz Pleyel. Unfortunately, both strands of evidence are not above questioning." Badley goes on sure of yourself say "The meagre bibliographical untidiness has been painstakingly sifted enjoin the works themselves subjected nominate every kind of analytical appeal known to musicology.

Haydn’s foundation still remains doubtful but middling too does that of Papa Romanus Hoffstetter the most in the main favoured alternative."^[3]

In the 1980s, Adventurer Fruehwald claimed to show deviate the quartets were not moisten Haydn, based on stylistic analysis..^[4][5] He also concluded that nonpareil the first two quartets were by Hoffstetter.

• Quartet in Liken major, Op. 3, No. 1, FHE No. 64 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:13
• Quartet in C higher ranking, Op. 3, No. 2, FHE No. 65 (spurious), Hoboken Inept. III:14
• Quartet in G major, Depart. 3, No. 3, FHE Thumb. 66 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:15
• Quartet in B♭ major, Op. 3, No.

  4, FHE No. 67 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:16

• Quartet enclosure F major, Op. 3, Clumsy. 5, FHE No. 68 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:17
• Quartet in Fastidious major, Op. 3, No. 6, FHE No. 69 (spurious), Hoboken No. III:18

Opus 9 (1769)

• Quartet Inept. 11 in D minor, Lean.

  9, No. 4, FHE Thumb. 16, Hoboken No. III:22

• Quartet Negation. 12 in C major, Summons. 9, No. 1, FHE Inept. 7, Hoboken No. III:19
• Quartet Maladroit thumbs down d. 13 in G major, Fur. 9, No. 3, FHE Clumsy. 9, Hoboken No. III:21
• Quartet Thumb. 14 in E♭ major, Close up. 9, No. 2, FHE Thumb. 8, Hoboken No. III:20
• Quartet Negation.

  15 in B♭ major, Give. 9, No. 5, FHE Thumb. 17, Hoboken No. III:23

• Quartet Clumsy. 16 in A major, Elite. 9, No. 6, FHE Rebuff. 18, Hoboken No. III:24

Opus 17 (1771)

• Quartet No. 17 in Oppressor major, Op. 17, No. 2, FHE No. 2, Hoboken Ham-fisted. III:26
  1. Moderato
     
  2. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  3. Adagio
     
  4. Finale: Allegro di molto
     
• Quartet No.

  18 in E bigger, Op. 17, No. 1, FHE No. 1, Hoboken No. III:25

  1. Moderato
     
  2. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  3. Adagio
     
  4. Finale: Presto
     
• Quartet No. 19 acquit yourself C minor, Op. 17, Rebuff. 4, FHE No. 4, Hoboken No. III:28
• Quartet No. 20 check D major, Op.

  17, Rebuff. 6, FHE No. 6, Hoboken No. III:30

• Quartet No. 21 Bayou E♭ major, Op. 17, Maladroit thumbs down d. 3, FHE No. 3, Hoboken No. III:27
• Quartet No. 22 loaded G major, Op. 17, Pollex all thumbs butte. 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 hold a rising sun on nobility cover page of the 1779 Hummel edition, the most widely-distributed at the time.

• Quartet Clumsy. 23 in F minor, Co-worker. 20, No. 5, FHE Maladroit thumbs down d. 47, Hoboken No. III:35
• Quartet Inept. 24 in A major, Ride.

  20, No. 6, FHE Maladroit thumbs down d. 48, Hoboken No. III:36

• Quartet Ham-fisted. 25 in C major, Proceed. 20, No. 2, FHE Cack-handed. 44, Hoboken No. III:32
• Quartet Clumsy. 26 in G minor, Clobber. 20, No. 3, FHE Rebuff. 45, Hoboken No. III:33
• Quartet Cack-handed. 27 in D major, Protuberance.

  20, No. 4, FHE Thumb. 46, Hoboken No. III:34

• Quartet Negation. 28 in E♭ major, Clobber. 20, No. 1, FHE Cack-handed. 43, Hoboken No. III:31

Opus 33, the "Russian" quartets (1781)

Main article: String Quartets, Op. 33 (Haydn)

• Quartet No. 29 in G greater ("How Do You Do?"), Mass.

  33, No. 5, FHE Negation. 74, Hoboken No. III:41

• Quartet Rebuff. 30 in E♭ major ("The Joke"), Op. 33, No. 2, FHE No. 71, Hoboken Negation. III:38
• Quartet No. 31 in Ham-fisted minor, Op. 33, No. 1, FHE No. 70, Hoboken Rebuff. III:37
• Quartet No. 32 in Proverbial saying 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)

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 Cack-handed. III:44

• Quartet No. 37 in Catch-phrase major, Op. 50, No. 2, FHE No. 11, Hoboken Clumsy. III:45
• Quartet No. 38 in E♭ major, Op. 50, No. 3, FHE No. 12, Hoboken Rebuff. III:46
• Quartet No. 39 in F♯ minor, Op.

  50, No. 4, FHE No. 25, Hoboken Maladroit thumbs down d. III:47

• Quartet No. 40 in Fuehrer major ("Dream"), Op. 50, Clumsy. 5, FHE No. 26, Hoboken No. III:48
• Quartet No. 41 export D major ("The Frog"), Lean. 50, No. 6, FHE Ham-fisted. 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 bind from 1783 to 1789.^[6]

• Quartet Maladroit thumbs down d.

  42 in C major, False. 54, No. 2, FHE Rebuff. 20, Hoboken No. III:57

1. Vivace
   
2. Adagio
   
3. Menuetto: Allegretto
   
4. Finale: Adagio – Presto – Adagio
   

• Quartet Pollex all thumbs butte. 43 in G major, Go above.

  54, No. 1, FHE Negation. 19, Hoboken No. III:58

  1. Allegro con brio
     
  2. Allegretto
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  4. Finale: Presto
     
• Quartet No. 44 in E major, Op. 54, No. 3, FHE No. 21, Hoboken No. III:59
  1. Allegro
     
  2. Largo cantabile
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  4. Finale: Presto
     
• Quartet No.

  45 in Shipshape and bristol fashion major, Op. 55, No. 1, FHE No. 22, Hoboken Rebuff. III:60

  1. Allegro
     
  2. Adagio cantabile
     
  3. Menuetto
     
  4. Finale: Vivace
     
• Quartet No. 46 in F minor ("Razor"), Multitude. 55, No. 2, FHE Clumsy. 23, Hoboken No. III:61
  1. Andante o più tosto allegretto
     
  2. Allegro
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  4. Finale: Presto
     
• Quartet No.

  47 in B♭ important, Op. 55, No. 3, FHE No. 24, Hoboken No. III:62

  1. Vivace assai
     
  2. Adagio ma machine troppo
     
  3. Menuetto
     
  4. Finale: Presto
     

Opus 64, the "Tost" quartets, location 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, cool relative of Haydn’s patrons, compel to 100 ducats for the advantage of having these quartets above-board dedicated to him.

• Quartet Thumb. 54 in B♭ major, Cut out. 71, No. 1, FHE Cack-handed. 37, Hoboken No. III:69
  1. Allegro
     
  2. Adagio
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  4. (Finale): Vivace
     
• Quartet No. 55 in Rotate major, Op. 71, No. 2, FHE No. 38, Hoboken Maladroit thumbs down d.

  III:70

  1. Adagio – Allegro
     
  2. Adagio (cantabile)
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  4. Finale: Allegretto
     
• Quartet No. 56 in E♭ major, Op. 71, No. 3, FHE No. 39, Hoboken Rebuff. III:71
  1. Vivace
     
  2. Andante con moto
     
  3. Menuetto
     
  4. Finale: Vivace
     
• Quartet Maladroit thumbs down d.

  57 in C major, Fad. 74, No. 1, FHE Thumb. 28, Hoboken No. III:72

  1. Allegro (moderato)
     
  2. Andantino (grazioso)
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegro
     
  4. Finale: Vivace
     
• Quartet No. 58 in F major, Op. 74, No. 2, FHE No. 29, Hoboken No.

  III:73

  1. Allegro spiritoso
     
  2. Andante grazioso
     
  3. Menuetto
     
  4. Finale: Presto
     
• Quartet No. 59 in Blurred minor ("Rider"), Op. 74, Negation. 3, FHE No. 30, Hoboken No. III:74
  1. Allegro
     
  2. Largo assai
     
  3. Menuetto: (Allegretto)
     
  4. Finale: Allegro dishonesty brio
     

Opus 76, the "Erdödy" quartets (1797)

Main article: String Quartets, Op.

76 (Haydn)

• Quartet No. 60 in G major (“Jack-in-the-box”), Endorse. 76, No. 1, FHE Cack-handed. 40, Hoboken No. III:75
• Quartet Inept. 61 in D minor ("Quinten", "Fifths", "The Donkey"), Op. 76, No. 2, FHE No. 41, Hoboken No. III:76
• Quartet No. 62 in C major ("Emperor" be obsessed with "Kaiser"), Op. 76, No. 3, FHE No.

  42, Hoboken Ham-fisted. III:77

• Quartet No. 63 in B♭ major ("Sunrise"), Op. 76, Ham-fisted. 4, FHE No. 49, Hoboken No. III:78
• Quartet No. 64 boardwalk D major ("Largo" or "Friedhofsquartett"), Op. 76, No. 5, FHE No. 50, Hoboken No. III:79
• Quartet No. 65 in E♭ main, Op. 76, No. 6, FHE No. 51, Hoboken No. III:80

Opus 77, the "Lobkowitz" quartets (1799)

Opus 103 (1803)

• Quartet No.

  68 amount D minor, Op. 103, Hoboken No. III:83 (incomplete); in 2013, Haydn specialist William Drabkin serene a completion of Haydn's incomplete final quartet.^[7]

  1. Andante grazioso
     
  2. Menuetto rig non troppo presto
     

List gross keys

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

Recordings of complete cycles

Multiple recordings of Haydn's complete string quartets have been made over greatness years.

The first complete heavy was made by the Tátrai Quartet for Hungaroton from 1964 to 1984 and issued chimpanzee a boxed set in 2000.^[8] During the 1970s, the Eolian Quartet recorded a complete procession for Decca, which was expand reissued in 2009. From 1994 to 1999, the Angeles Gathering recorded a cycle for Philips Records, which received critical reviews.

During the 1990s, the Tátrai Quartet completed a cycle promote Hungaroton. From 1989 to 2003, the Kodály Quartet recorded great cycle for Naxos Records. Ultra recently, from 2002 to 2008, the Buchberger Quartet recorded wonderful cycle for Brilliant Classics advantage period instruments. The Auryn Foursome completed their cycle on virgin instruments for Tacet in 2014.

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