HAYDN'S "Sunrise'' string quartet (op. 76 no. 4) has a trio to its minuet which is rather more than a droning interlude. It confounds expectations and raises the emotional temperature remarkably. The ...

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WGBH has hosted many string quartets in its performance studio. Hear three of the best, playing music by Joseph Haydn. Two hundred years ago — May 31, 1809, to be exact — Joseph Haydn died at age 76.