This is the third movement, which can be considered both instrumentally and arioso. In this movement, phrases are conceived in two-bar units. Additionally, a characteristic feature is that phrases are considered to begin with an anacrusis (upbeat). The opening four bars are, in that sense, very clear. The tension is slightly heightened in bars 3-4 compared to bars 1-2.

Next, bars 5-6 form a sequence. This is considered a harmonic sequence, not a modulation. The first part (bar 5) feels more tense than the second (bar 6), and bar 6 expresses a sense of relief.

Although the movement has progressed in two-bar units, bar 7 is considered an independent bar. Bar 7 contains two small phrases. The first is from beat 4 of bar 6 to beat 1 of bar 7, and the second is from beat 2 to beat 3 of bar 7.

Beat 4 is then considered the anacrusis for the next phrase. Suddenly, a C is sounded with an ornament. This is an expression of surprise characteristic of Haydn. This phrase extends to beat 3 of bar 8, and since another phrase begins from beat 4, bars 8-9 are again considered a two-bar phrase.