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 ...

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.

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 ...

We hear the String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 by Haydn, played by the Corigliano (kor-eel-YAH-no) Quartet at the Grand Canyon Music Festival.

The documentary film "The Haydn Expedition" tells the story of artistic and democratic freedom, and premiered at a special ...

The Auer String Quartet won the London International String Quartet competition in 1997. The players, all Hungarian, bring to their performances a fiery intensity and full-blooded tone that almost ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On Friday, September 7, 2018, the award-winning Tesla Quartet(Ross Snyder & ...

Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 Schubert: String Quartet in G Major, D. 887 Characterized by its youth, brilliant playing, and soulful ...

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In its recitals at Wigmore Hall the Doric String Quartet has shown an affinity for Haydn. The set of six quartets, Op.20, written when the composer was 40, catch him in the white heat of experiment, ...