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 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 ...

The Sacconi Quartet play string quartets by Haydn, Britten and Mendelssohn live from St Paul's Church in Huddersfield. Haydn: Quartet in C opus 20 no 2 Britten: Quartet no 2 Interval Mendelssohn: ...

The Chiaroscuro Quartet was founded in 2005 at London’s Royal College of Music by four young string players who shared a fascination with and commitment to playing on gut rather than wire strings and ...

(6) String Quartets (Divertimentos), 'Sun', Movements: F minor Emerson Quartet Joseph Haydn, Composer (6) String Quartets, Movements: No. 2 in E flat, 'Joke' Joseph Haydn, Composer Emerson Quartet (3) ...

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 ...

(6) String Quartets (Divertimentos), 'Sun', Movements: C Lindsay Qt Joseph Haydn, Composer (6) String Quartets (Divertimentos), 'Sun', Movements: F minor Lindsay Qt Joseph Haydn, Composer (6) String ...