"It was from Haydn that I first learned the true way to compose quartets." — Mozart.Twelve String Quartets marks the second volume in a projected monumental undertaking — the
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"Of the symphony he may be said with truth to have enlarged the sphere . . . enriched and developed the capacities with the versatility of true genius . . . the quartet he also brought to perfection."
Over a 50-year period, Haydn composed more than 80 string quartets featuring a range and variety of structural invention exceeded only by Beethoven's works. In this volume, the composer's mastery of the