一当英国的音乐出版商布兰德来到海顿处,邀请他到伦敦去的时候,这位音乐大师正在刮胡子。海顿一边抱怨那把粗制滥造的刮胡刀,一边说:“我要是能从谁那里得到一把好的英国造刮胡刀,那我就愿将我最好的乐曲中的一部送给他。”布兰德当场就把自己的那把刮胡刀给了海顿,这把刮胡刀给布兰德换来了一部四重奏的手稿,后 The musician was shaving as British music publisher Brand came to Haydn and invited him to London. Haydn complained about the rude razor and said, "If I could get a good British razor from there, I’d give him one of my best pieces. Brand put his own razor to Haydn on the spot, giving the Brandon a plaque for the Brandon