Haydn’s string quartets represent one of the greatest developments in the history of music. Here, they are presented complete, from the earliest divertimenti to the sophisticated ‘Apponyi’, ‘Erdödy’ and ‘Lobkowitz’ quartets written at the end of the eighteenth century. All the works in this comprehensive boxed set are performed by the Kodály Quartet – a group of ‘fully worthy of the composer’s inexhaustible invention’ (Penguin Guide on 8.550314).