String Quartets, Op.3 (Hoffstetter, Roman)

This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from the collection here. For arrangements, new editions, etc. see (or create) separate pages for individual works linked in the General Information section below.

Authorship Note
These 6 quartets, attributed to Joseph Haydn as Op.3, even though listed in Hoboken, were actually composed by Hoffstetter.

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	6 quartets
Composition Year	1772 or before
Genre Categories	Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Parts
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

Javascript not enabled.

Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#456005 - 8.34MB, 100 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 521×⇩ - IS

PDF scanned by CDN-Tu
IS (2017/1/17)

Publisher. Info.	Quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, No.70-75 Berlin: Trautwein, n.d.[1840-45]. Plate 869-74.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Purchase	Javascript is required for this feature.

Complete Score
*#887280 - 28.21MB, 146 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 68×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by GB-Lcm
Royal College o... (2023/12/8)

Publisher. Info.	Mannheim: K. Ferd. Heckel, n.d.(ca.1855). Plate 752.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Extracted from Joseph Haydn's Quartetten (Haydn, Joseph). From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): A45
Purchase	Javascript is required for this feature.

Parts

Violin 1
*#939472 - 19.23MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 45×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by GB-Lcm
Royal College o... (2024/10/30)

Violin 2
*#939473 - 19.81MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by GB-Lcm
Royal College o... (2024/10/30)

Viola
*#939474 - 18.22MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by GB-Lcm
Royal College o... (2024/10/30)

Cello
*#939475 - 18.49MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by GB-Lcm
Royal College o... (2024/10/30)

Publisher. Info.	London: R. Wornum, n.d.[1774].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D2249/11
Purchase	Javascript is required for this feature.

Violin 1
*#106756 - 1.75MB, 20 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6170×⇩ - Massenetique

PDF scanned by CDN-Tu
Massenetique (2011/6/24)

Violin 2
*#106757 - 1.67MB, 20 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2576×⇩ - Massenetique

PDF scanned by CDN-Tu
Massenetique (2011/6/24)

Viola
*#106758 - 1.31MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2316×⇩ - Massenetique

PDF scanned by CDN-Tu
Massenetique (2011/6/24)

Cello
*#106759 - 1.20MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2606×⇩ - Massenetique

PDF scanned by CDN-Tu
Massenetique (2011/6/24)

Publisher. Info.	Quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, No.13-18 Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d.[1870]. Plate 8508.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Purchase	Javascript is required for this feature.

Nos.1-3
*#69838 - 4.55MB, 29 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2739×⇩ - KGill

PDF scanned by Theo Wyatt
KGill (2010/7/2)

Nos.4-6
*#69839 - 4.45MB, 29 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2951×⇩ - KGill

PDF scanned by Theo Wyatt
KGill (2010/7/2)

Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: A. Payne, n.d.[1889].
Reprinted	London: Merton Music, No.4530-31, 2002.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes
Purchase	Javascript is required for this feature.

Javascript is required to submit files.

General Information

Work Title	String Quartets, Op.3
Alternative. Title
Composer	Hoffstetter, Roman
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.3 ; Hob.III:13-18
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	6 quartets String Quartet in E major, Hob.III:13 String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:14 String Quartet in G major, Hob.III:15 String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:16 String Quartet in F major, Hob.III:17 String Quartet in A major, Hob.III:18
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1772 or before
First Publication.	1777 - Paris: Bailleux (RISM A/I: H 3444)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	2 violins, viola, cello
External Links	Wikipedia article
Extra Information	For precise composition/publication dates and other details, see The String Quartets of Joseph Haydn by F. & W. Grave, 2006

Navigation etc.

String Quartets by Joseph Haydn (Hob. III)

String Quartet in E♭ major, Hob.II:6

6 String Quartets, Op.1
1. B♭ major, Hob.III:1 (La chasse) 2. E♭ major, Hob.III:2 3. D major, Hob.III:3 4. G major, Hob.III:4 5. B♭ major, Hob.III:5 6. C major, Hob.III:6

6 String Quartets, Op.2
1. A major, Hob.III:7 2. E major, Hob.III:8 3. E♭ major, Hob.III:9 4. F major, Hob.III:10 5. D major, Hob.III:11 6. B♭ major, Hob.III:12

6 String Quartets, Op.3

Actually by Roman Hoffstetter though in Hoboken’s catalogue

1. E major, Hob.III:13

2. C major, Hob.III:14

3. G major, Hob.III:15

4. B♭ major, Hob.III:16

5. F major, Hob.III:17

6. A major, Hob.III:18

6 String Quartets, Op.9
1. C major, Hob.III:19 2. E♭ major, Hob.III:20 3. G major, Hob.III:21 4. D minor, Hob.III:22 5. B♭ major, Hob.III:23 6. A major, Hob.III:24

6 String Quartets, Op.17
1. E major, Hob.III:25 2. F major, Hob.III:26 3. E♭ major, Hob.III:27 4. C minor, Hob.III:28 5. G major, Hob.III:29 6. D major, Hob.III:30

6 String Quartets, Op.20 “Sun”
1. E♭ major, Hob.III:31 2. C major, Hob.III:32 3. G minor, Hob.III:33 4. D major, Hob.III:34 5. F minor, Hob.III:35 6. A major, Hob.III:36

6 String Quartets, Op.33 “Russian”
1. B minor, Hob.III:37 2. E♭ major, Hob.III:38 (The Joke) 3. C major, Hob.III:39 (The Bird) 4. B♭ major, Hob.III:40 5. G major, Hob.III:41 (How do you do?) 6. D major, Hob.III:42

String Quartet in D minor, Hob.III:43

6 String Quartets, Op.50 “Prussian”
1. B♭ major, Hob.III:44 2. C major, Hob.III:45 3. E♭ major, Hob.III:46 4. F♯ minor, Hob.III:47 5. F major, Hob.III:48 (Dream) 6. D major, Hob.III:49 (La grenouille)

String Quartet, Op.51 (Seven Last Words of Christ)

3 String Quartets, Op.54 “Tost I”
1. G major, Hob.III:58 2. C major, Hob.III:57 3. E major, Hob.III:59

3 String Quartets, Op.55 “Tost II”
1. A major, Hob.III:60 2. F minor, Hob.III:61 (The Razor) 3. B♭ major, Hob.III:62

6 String Quartets, Op.64 “Tost III”
1. C major, Hob.III:65 2. B minor, Hob.III:68 3. B♭ major, Hob.III:67 4. G major, Hob.III:66 5. D major, Hob.III:63 6. E♭ major, Hob.III:64

3 String Quartets, Op.71 “Apponyi”
1. B♭ major, Hob.III:69 2. D major, Hob.III:70 3. E♭ major, Hob.III:71

3 String Quartets, Op.74 “Apponyi”
1. C major, Hob.III:72 2. F major, Hob.III:73 3. G minor, Hob.III:74 (The Horseman)

6 String Quartets, Op.76 “Erdody”
1. G major, Hob.III:75 2. D minor, Hob.III:76 (The Fifths) 3. C major, Hob.III:77 (Emperor) 4. B♭ major, Hob.III:78 (Sunrise) 5. D major, Hob.III:79 6. E♭ major, Hob.III:80

2 String Quartets, Op.77 “Lobkowitz”
1. G major, Hob.III:81 2. F major, Hob.III:82

String Quartet in D minor, Hob.III:83 (incomplete)

Divertimento in D major, Hob.III:D3

String Quartets, Op.3 (Hoffstetter, Roman)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

Sheet Music

Scores

Parts

General Information

Navigation etc.