This is a highly compressed piece in one movement which however contains all four "traditional movements". It begins with a kind of traditional sonata allegro complete with a repeated (but slightly varied) opening. A development section begins but quickly dries up and becomes a "slow movement", loud and impassioned. This collapses and a scherzo (played pizzicato without first violin) takes over. The "finale" is a transposed version of the opening with a slightly amended coda.