# Joseph Haydn — String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor"

Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor" (1797) is No. 8 in our Classical Period ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1797
- **On one list:** Classical Period
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Joseph Haydn](https://waxonia.com/artist/joseph-haydn/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/joseph-haydn--string-quartet-op-76-no-3-emperor/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Classical Period](https://waxonia.com/genre/classical-period/)

Haydn effectively invented the string quartet and then, at sixty-five, wrote the best ones. The slow movement's hymn tune went on to become two national anthems.

## Listen

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