A short bridge to the finale, introduced by a quiet fanfare in the trumpets, returns the piece to the vigorous style of the first movement. Throughout the work, the feeling is optimism and joy. Few scholars consider this work much more than a display piece, but that is probably unfair. It is full of light, airy melody and evokes a mood of unbridled exuberance. Schumann himself considered it one of his best.
Few hornists consider it anything less than the masterwork for the full quartet.