Composer
Joseph Haydn
4,232 works in the index
- Era
- Classical
- Nationality
- Holy Roman Empire
- Born in
- Rohrau
Haydn spent thirty years employed by one family with an orchestra at his disposal, and used it to work out what the symphony and the string quartet could be. He wrote over a hundred of the former and nearly seventy of the latter.
For pianists the sonatas are the most underrated teaching repertoire there is — comparable in difficulty to Mozart's, more varied, and far less played. For string players the quartets are where the form was invented, and the early sets are approachable by good amateurs.
Numbering is a problem. Haydn's works are catalogued by Hob. number, but sonatas also carry a separate numbering from Landon, so the same piece appears under two different numbers depending on the edition. Where possible, confirm by key and Hob. number together.
Catalogue
Works page 33 of 89
Surprise Symphony
Haydn: String Quartet (Erd!dy) G major op. 76,1 Hob. III:75
Quartet, Opus 76 #2
Haydn: Stringquartet (Erd!dy) d minor op. 76,2 Hob. III:76
Quartet No. 52 in Eb Major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. 64
Quartet, Opus 76 #4
Quartet No. 47 in Bb Major, Op. 55, No. 3, FHE No. 24, Hoboken No. 62
The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51
Quartet, Opus 3 #5
Quartet No. 54 in Bb Major, Op. 71, No. 1, FHE No. 37, Hoboken No. 69
Quartet, Opus 76 #3
Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 (Kaiser), FHE No. 42, Hoboken No. 77
Quartet No. 56 in Eb Major, Op. 71, No. 3, FHE No. 39, Hoboken No. 71
Quartet No. 57 in C Major, Op. 74, No. 1, FHE No. 28, Hoboken No. 72
Quartet No. 49 in B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2, FHE No. 32, Hoboken No. 68
Quartet No. 44 in E Major, Op. 54, No. 3, FHE No. 21, Hoboken No. 59
Quartet No. 67 in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2, FHE No. 14, Hoboken No. 82
Quartet, Opus 33 #2
Quartet, Opus 20 #6
Quartet, Opus 33 #3
Quartet No. 45 in A Major, Op. 55, No. 1, FHE No. 22, Hoboken No. 60
Quartet No. 59 in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3 (Horseman), FHE No. 30, Hoboken No. 74
Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5, FHE No. 50, Hoboken No. 79
Quartet No. 66 in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1, FHE No. 13, Hoboken No. 81
Quartet, Opus 76 #1
Quartet, Opus 76 #6
Quartet, Opus 3 #3
Quartet, Opus 20 #5
Quartet, Opus 33 #6
Quartet, Opus 64 #5
Quartet No. 46 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 2 (Razor), FHE No. 23, Hoboken No. 61
Quartet No. 65 in Eb Major, Op. 76, No. 6, FHE No. 51, Hoboken No. 80
Quartet No. 55 in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, FHE No. 38, Hoboken No. 70
Quartet No. 60 in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, FHE No. 40, Hoboken No. 75
Haydn: Stringquartet (Erd!dy) D major op. 76,5 Hob. III:79
Quartet No. 61 in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 (Quinten), FHE No. 41, Hoboken No. 76
Quartet No. 51 in G Major, Op. 64, No. 4, FHE No. 34, Hoboken No. 66
Quartet No. 48 in C Major, Op. 64, No. 1, FHE No. 31, Hoboken No. 65
Quartet No. 50 in Bb Major, Op. 64, No. 3, FHE No. 33, Hoboken No. 67
Quartet No. 68 in D Minor, Op. 103, FHE , Hoboken No. 83
Haydn: Stringquartet (Erd!dy) E flat major op. 76,6 Hob. III:80
Quartet No. 63 in Bb Major, Op. 76, No. 4, FHE No. 49, Hoboken No. 78
Quartet, Opus 76 #5
Haydn: Stringquartet (Erd!dy) B flat major op. 76,4 Hob. III:78
Haydn: Stringquartet (Erd!dy) C major op. 76,3 Hob. III:77
Quartet, Opus 20 #4
Quartet No. 58 in F Major, Op. 74, No. 2, FHE No. 29, Hoboken No. 73
Quartet No. 53 in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, FHE No. 35, Hoboken No. 63
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