LSO animateur Paul Rissmann leads a string quartet of LSO players in an examination of Haydn's String Quartet in Eb Opus 33 No.2, 'The Joke' - 4th Movement
Paul Rissmann analyses the two sections of the refrain in detail, incorporating rondo/binary forms as well as pedal points and appoggiaturas
Paul Rissmann analyses the second episode, giving comparisons to the first, noting the developing refrain throughout the score and explaining 'the joke'
A performance of Haydn's String Quartet in Eb Op.33 No.2, 4th Movement by an LSO string quartet
Paul Rissmann analyses the first episode including sforzando accents and the numerous key changes
History of the composer and basic information about the conception of the composition