A four-movement orchestral work opens with a terse four-note motif that governs much of the material and reappears in varied guises. The sequence contrasts a driving, rhythmically urgent opening, a more lyrical and reflective slow movement, a scherzo that alternates suspense and lightness, and a bright, triumphant finale that shifts the tonal center toward a major mode. Through orchestration, dramatic dynamic contrasts, and motivic development, the piece moves from compressed tension to expansive resolution.