Symphonic Movement in A major, Op. 7 (2014)
Adagio – Allegro con spirito
This movement cultivates that radiant joy expressed in many classical symphonies by Mozart and Haydn. The slow introduction begins with a high, angelic chorale for divisi violins. This becomes darker and more Romantic in color than the following Allegro, which opens with a gentle song that contrasts with the bustling energy of the following orchestral tuttis and the sprightly playfulness of the secondary theme. The limited selection of winds gives the piece a characteristic sound world: an emphasis on double reeds brightens, while the lack of heavy trumpets and timpani, with their martial connotations, has a lightening effect. A classical sense of inevitability permeates the piece, with one thing flowing naturally and logically from the next.
Symphony No 2 in A major mvt 1