Listening Guide
The Work
Tempo: Stürmisch bewegt. Mit grösster Vehemenz. (Stormily agitated, with the greatest vehemence).
Key: A minor, F minor in the second theme, with various major and minor key modulations; E minor for the second theme in the recapitulation and D major for the Grand Chorale.
Time Signature: 2/2
Form: ABABA with introduction and coda; contains elements of sonata form.