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Funniest Haydn Joke? The Spectacular Finale of the Op. 76 No. 1 Quartet in G

Richard Atkinson 11,918 2 years ago
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Please support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RichardAtkinson Richard Atkinson discusses the spectacular, brilliantly-constructed, monothematic finale of Haydn’s Op. 76 No. 1 string quartet in G major, including its frivolous, flippant, classic Haydn gag-ending. This is a fair use educational commentary that uses excerpts from the following recordings/performances: Haydn String Quartets, Op. 76 No. 1 and 3: Quatuor Mosaïques Haydn String Quartet, Op. 74 No. 2: Festetics Quartet Haydn Symphonies 94 and 101: Heidelberger Sinfoniker, Thomas Fey Rossini: The Barber of Seville, Act I: Figaro's Aria "Largo al factotum" Hungarian Opera Orchestra, Vilmas Komor, György Melis Beethoven: Sonata for Pianoforte, Op. 2 No. 3: Murray Perahia, pianoforte 00:00 - Exposition Section 11:28 - Development Section 14:23 - Recapitulation Section 17:30 - Coda (jack-in-the-box)

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