The second movement of this symphony is a scherzo in B-flat major and ¾ time marked Allegro Vivace, while the third movement is a plaintive Andante in G minor that leads directly, without pause, into the finale.
The second movement of this symphony is a scherzo in B-flat major and ¾ time marked Allegro Vivace, while the third movement is a plaintive Andante in G minor that leads directly, without pause, into the finale. The Allegro con fuoco D minor sonata-form section of the first movement is preceded by an Andante in D major that makes prominent use of a sequence used by Wagner in Parsifal to represent the Holy Grail, the "Dresden Amen". The finale is a sonata form treatment of an inversion of the theme from the first movement and the chorale A Mighty Fortress is Our God, by Martin Luther. For 10 points, this is what piece commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, the final symphony of Felix Mendelssohn.
The second movement of this symphony is a scherzo in B-flat major and ¾ time marked Allegro Vivace, while the third movement is a plaintive Andante in G minor that leads directly, without pause, into the finale.
“{Reformation}” Symphony [or {Mendelssohn's} Symphony No. {5} in D, op. 107]