Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Origins of the genre; 2. Development of the genre; 3. Kapellmeister at Esterhaza; 4. Genesis; 5. The story of the autographs; 6. Critical reception; 7. Design; 8. The individual works; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Reviews

' … the author is able to relate this comparatively neglected part of the Haydn quartet literature to the rest of the composer's work and so produce a mongoraph which many should find interesting.' Musical Times