This volume opens with something unusual: opus 42 is a single work, short and surprisingly easy to play; Haydn described it as "something small and with only 3 pieces". The Quartets op. 50, including the so-called Frog Quartet, are dedicated to the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm II, who was a talented cellist. Even though the "solo" at the beginning of opus 50,1 is meant as joke, there are some good passages for cellists.
String Quartet In C Op.50 No.2
String Quartet In D Minor Op.42
String Quartet In D Op.50 No.6
String Quartet In E Flat Op.50 No.3
String Quartet In F Op.50 No.5
String Quartet In F Sharp Minor Op.50 No.4
String Quartet In D Minor Op.42
String Quartet In D Op.50 No.6
String Quartet In E Flat Op.50 No.3
String Quartet In F Op.50 No.5
String Quartet In F Sharp Minor Op.50 No.4
| Arrangement | String Quartet |
| Genres | Classical |
| Format | Parts |
| Level | 4 |
| NumberOfPages | 197 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Series | Henle Urtext Editions |
| Publisher | Henle Verlag |
| Contributors | Haydn, Franz Joseph (Composer) Webster, James (Editor) |
| Language | English, French, German |
| ISMN | 9790201802107 |