Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20, Volume 2, Nos. 1, 4 & 6

• Compact Disc

Following their acclaimed first instalment of Franz Joseph Haydns six Op. 20 string quartets, the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam returns with the remainder of the works from this hugely significant collection the E-flat major, D major and A major quartets. Earning Haydn the title of the father of the string quartet, these works are said to have defined the medium for the next 200 years. It is in his lauded Op. 20, where Haydn connects old and new worlds and creates an all-encompassing universe.