Haydn is known as ‘the father of the string quartet’ because he was the first to compose four-part music for two violins, a viola and a cello on a regular basis. Beethoven was so overawed by ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

As well as symphonies, string quartets and piano trios, Haydn wrote a vast number of solo piano pieces, songs, choral works, operas and concertos. One of Haydn's most popular works today is a ...