 The movement follows the events of the epic poem, using musical references to the events in select cantos of "Inferno".An oboe solo in B-flat minor begins the symphony, then, enormous crescendos, violent percussion, and towering blocks of sound quickly lead the audience into Dante’s vision of hell.A furious ostinato is used three times in this piece, first by flutes, then clarinets, and finally by saxophones.