List of string quartets by Joseph Haydn

This is a list of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, including the number they are given in Anthony van Hoboken's catalogue of his works. "FHE" stands for "First Haydn Edition." Note that some of the quartets in the standard numbering, here marked "spurious", were long thought to be by Haydn, but are now attributed by scholars to other composers.

Contents

1 Opus 1 2 Opus 2 3 Opus 3 (spurious) 4 Opus 9 (1771) 5 Opus 17 (1771) 6 Opus 20, the "Sun" Quartets (1772) 7 Opus 33 (1781) 8 Opus 42 (1785) 9 Opus 50 (1787) 10 Opus 51 (1787) 11 Opus 54, 55 (1788) 12 Opus 64 (1790) 13 Opus 71, 74 (1793) 14 Opus 76 (1796-1797) 15 Opus 77 (1799) 16 Opus 103 (1803)

Opus 1

• Quartet No. 1 in Bb Major, Op. 1, No. 1, FHE No. 52, Hoboken No. 1
• Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major, Op. 1, No. 2, FHE No. 53, Hoboken No. 2
• Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 1, No. 3, FHE No. 54, Hoboken No. 3
• Quartet No. 4 in G Major, Op. 1, No. 4, FHE No. 55, Hoboken No. 4
• Quartet No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 1, No. 5, FHE No. 56, Hoboken No. 5
• Quartet No. 6 in C Major, Op. 1, No. 6, FHE No. 57, Hoboken No. 6

Opus 2

• Quartet No. 7 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, FHE No. 58, Hoboken No. 7
• Quartet No. 8 in E Major, Op. 2, No. 2, FHE No. 59, Hoboken No. 8
• Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 2, No. 3, FHE No. 60 (spurious), Hoboken No. 9
• Quartet No. 9 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 4, FHE No. 61, Hoboken No. 10
• Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, FHE No. 62 (spurious), Hoboken No. 11
• Quartet No. 10 in Bb Major, Op. 2, No. 6, FHE No. 63, Hoboken No. 12

Opus 3 (spurious)

This set of quartets is now commonly attributed to Romanus Hoffstetter.

• Quartet in E Major, Op. 3, No. 1, FHE No. 64 (spurious), Hoboken No. 13
• Quartet in C Major, Op. 3, No. 2, FHE No. 65 (spurious), Hoboken No. 14
• Quartet in G Major, Op. 3, No. 3, FHE No. 66 (spurious), Hoboken No. 15
• Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 3, No. 4, FHE No. 67 (spurious), Hoboken No. 16
• Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5, FHE No. 68 (spurious), Hoboken No. 17
• Quartet in A Major, Op. 3, No. 6, FHE No. 69 (spurious), Hoboken No. 18

Opus 9 (1771)

• Quartet No. 11 in d Minor, Op. 9, No. 4, FHE No. 16, Hoboken No. 22
• Quartet No. 12 in C Major, Op. 9, No. 1, FHE No. 7, Hoboken No. 19
• Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 9, No. 3, FHE No. 9, Hoboken No. 21
• Quartet No. 14 in Eb Major, Op. 9, No. 2, FHE No. 8, Hoboken No. 20
• Quartet No. 15 in Bb Major, Op. 9, No. 5, FHE No. 17, Hoboken No. 23
• Quartet No. 16 in A Major, Op., 9, No. 6, FHE No. 18, Hoboken No. 24

Opus 17 (1771)

• Quartet No. 17 in F Major, Op. 17, No. 2, FHE No. 2, Hoboken No. 26
• Quartet No. 18 in E Major, Op. 17, No. 1, FHE No. 1, Hoboken No. 25
• Quartet No.19 in C Minor, Op. 17, No. 4, FHE No. 4, Hoboken No. 28
• Quartet No. 20 in D Major, Op. 17, No. 6, FHE No. 6, Hoboken No. 30
• Quartet No. 21 In Eb Major, Op. 17, No. 3, FHE No. 3, Hoboken No. 27
• Quartet No. 22 in G Major, Op. 17, No. 5, FHE No. 5, Hoboken No. 29

Opus 20, the "Sun" Quartets (1772)

• Quartet No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5, FHE No. 47, Hoboken No. 35
• Quartet No. 24 in A Major, Op. 20, No. 6, FHE No. 48, Hoboken No. 36
• Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2, FHE No. 44, Hoboken No. 32
• Quartet No. 26 in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3, FHE No. 45, Hoboken No. 33
• Quartet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4, FHE No. 46, Hoboken No. 34
• Quartet No. 28 in Eb Major, Op. 20, No. 1, FHE No. 43, Hoboken No. 31

Opus 33 (1781)

• Quartet No. 31 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1, FHE No. 70, Hoboken No. 37
• Quartet No. 30 in Eb Major ("The Joke"), Op. 33, No. 2, FHE No. 71, Hoboken No. 38
• Quartet No. 32 in C Major ("The Bird"), Op. 33, No. 3, FHE No. 72, Hoboken No. 39
• Quartet No. 34 in Bb Major, Op. 33, No. 4, FHE No. 73, Hoboken No. 40
• Quartet No. 29 in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5, FHE No. 74, Hoboken No. 41
• Quartet No. 33 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 6, FHE No. 75, Hoboken No. 42

Opus 42 (1785)

• Quartet No. 35 in D Minor, Op. 42, FHE No. 15, Hoboken No. 43

Opus 50 (1787)

• Quartet No. 36 in Bb Major, Op. 50, No. 1, FHE No. 10, Hoboken No. 44
• Quartet No. 37 in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2, FHE No. 11, Hoboken No. 45
• Quartet No. 38 in Eb Major, Op. 50, No. 3, FHE No. 12, Hoboken No. 46
• Quartet No. 39 in F# Minor, Op. 50, No. 4, FHE No. 25, Hoboken No. 47
• Quartet No. 40 in F Major, Op. 50, No. 5, FHE No. 26, Hoboken No. 48
• Quartet No. 41 in D Major, Op. 50, No. 6, FHE No. 27, Hoboken No. 49

Opus 51 (1787)

• The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51 (transcription of work originally written for string orchestra)

Opus 54, 55 (1788)

• Quartet No. 42 in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, FHE No. 20, Hoboken No. 57
• Quartet No. 43 in G Major, Op. 54, No. 1, FHE No. 19, Hoboken No. 58
• Quartet No. 44 in E Major, Op. 54, No. 3, FHE No. 21, Hoboken No. 59
• Quartet No. 45 in A Major, Op. 55, No. 1, FHE No. 22, Hoboken No. 60
• Quartet No. 46 in F Minor ("Razor"), Op. 55, No. 2, FHE No. 23, Hoboken No. 61
• Quartet No. 47 in Bb Major, Op. 55, No. 3, FHE No. 24, Hoboken No. 62

Opus 64 (1790)

• Quartet No. 48 in C Major, Op. 64, No. 1, FHE No. 31, Hoboken No. 65
• Quartet No. 49 in B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2, FHE No. 32, Hoboken No. 68
• Quartet No. 50 in Bb Major, Op. 64, No. 3, FHE No. 33, Hoboken No. 67
• Quartet No. 51 in G Major ("The Lark"), Op. 64, No. 4, FHE No. 34, Hoboken No. 66
• Quartet No. 52 in Eb Major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. 64
• Quartet No. 53 in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, FHE No. 35, Hoboken No. 63

Opus 71, 74 (1793)

• Quartet No. 54 in Bb Major, Op. 71, No. 1, FHE No. 37, Hoboken No. 69
• Quartet No. 55 in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, FHE No. 38, Hoboken No. 70
• 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. 58 in F Major, Op. 74, No. 2, FHE No. 29, Hoboken No. 73
• Quartet No. 59 in G Minor ("Rider"), Op. 74, No. 3, FHE No. 30, Hoboken No. 74

Opus 76 (1796-1797)

• Quartet No. 60 in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, FHE No. 40, Hoboken No. 75
• Quartet No. 61 in D Minor ("Quinten", "Fifths"), Op. 76, No. 2, FHE No. 41, Hoboken No. 76
• Quartet No. 62 in C Major ("Emperor"), Op. 76, No. 3, FHE No. 42, Hoboken No. 77
• Quartet No. 63 in Bb Major ("Sunrise"), Op. 76, No. 4, FHE No. 49, Hoboken No. 78
• Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5, FHE No. 50, Hoboken No. 79
• Quartet No. 65 in Eb Major, Op. 76, No. 6, FHE No. 51, Hoboken No. 80

Opus 77 (1799)

• Quartet No. 66 in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1, FHE No. 13, Hoboken No. 81
• Quartet No. 67 in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2, FHE No. 14, Hoboken No. 82

Opus 103 (1803)

• Quartet No. 68 in D Minor, Op. 103, Hoboken No. 83 (incomplete)