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

Name: String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor"
Description: 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

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Ranked No. 8 in 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.

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

Ranked No. 8 in Classical Period

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