That great 18th-century musical observer Charles Burney responded to Haydn's Op 76 quartets by describing them as being "full of invention, fire, good taste and new effects". The historically informed ...

In his Op.76 string quartets Haydn shows us six faces, if not more. Each one of the half-dozen quartets ventures daringly in character. We see Haydn the courtly and the rustic, the warm-hearted and ...

Inside Chamber Music is a new music education series that Asia Society Hong Kong Center is co-presenting with Premiere Performances. Each Inside Chamber Music evening combines a streamed lecture from ...

WGBH has hosted many string quartets in its performance studio. Hear three of the best, playing music by Joseph Haydn. Two hundred years ago — May 31, 1809, to be exact — Joseph Haydn died at age 76.

May 13, 2018 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Add to Calendar 13-05-2018 14:00 13-05-2018 15:30 America/Toronto Vaughan String Quartet Concert J. Haydn: String Quartet Op.76 No.2 “Fifths” J. Lai: String Quartet No ...

The programme of the evening will include two of Joseph Haydn's string quartets: Op. 76 No. 3 "Kaiser Quartet", and Op. 77 No. 1. Haydyn's six string quartets, Op. 76, were composed in 1796 or 1797 ...