 The Adagio is the central heart of the whole work, and acts as reflective contemplation in the midst of violence and unrest.After a sonority presented in pianissimo in the woodwinds and cellos, the first and second violins enter, marked ppp in the high register.The effect is like that of the sun breaking through the midst – the midst here being the softly sustained tranquil dissonance in the background and the sun represented by the tender violin line.