String Quartets, Opp. 42, 50 and 54

by Joseph Haydn

Over a 50-year period, Haydn composed more than 80 string quartets featuring a range and variety of structural invention exceeded only by Beethoven's works. In this volume, the composer's mastery of the form is strikingly evident, particularly in the six popular and much-recorded "Prussian Quartets."
This volume contains the full scores
Op. 42, in D minor (composed in 1785)
Op. 50, Nos. 1–6 ("Prussian Quartets," composed in 1787 and dedicated to the Prussian King Friederich Wilhelm II)
Op. 54, Nos. 1–3 (First set of "Tost Quartets" composed c.1788 and dedicated to the merchant Johann Tost)
Large, readable noteheads, ample margins for notations, opaque paper and permanent binding make this a fundamental addition to music libraries and musicians' repertories.

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1982

About the author

Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March, 1732 – 31 May, 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms like the string quartet and piano trio.

His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String quartet." Haydn was a friend and mentor of Wolfgang Mozart, and a teacher of composer Ludwig Beethoven.