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.

The host of Now Hear This and Mexico City Philharmonic music director shares the pieces by Joseph Haydn, also known as “the king of strings,” that mean the most to him. A playlist is available where ...

A 1789 playbill for a “professional concert” at Hanover Square in London announced a new set of quartets by Joseph Haydn. The composer’s latest quartets, Op.54 and Op.55, three works apiece, were ...

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 ABC ...

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The six string quartets that Joseph Haydn composed around 1781 - his Op. 33 - contain some of his most inspired and innovative music. Stephen Johnson joins the members of the Wihan Quartet in front of ...

This week’s three new releases are the latest albums by Sleaford Mods, the Maxwell Quartet, and Pearl Charles. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week ...