Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer called the father of the symphony and of the string quartet: he wrote 104 symphonies and 68 quartets and fixed the forms both would keep for a century. For nearly thirty years he served the Esterházy princes, then became famous across Europe in old age. The recording here was made for Musopen and released into the public domain.
Genres: classical, chamber-music