The symphony opens with a slow and grand introduction in D minor, which leads to the first movement proper in D major. This is in sonata form and starts in cut time. The movement is monothematic: the second theme is simply the first theme transposed to A major. The exposition is in D Major, with the strings playing the first theme. The theme goes straight into A Major with the woodwinds to form a second theme. The exposition closes with a codetta and is followed by the development which begins in B minor, using the rhythmic pattern of the second half of the theme. The development ends with the full orchestra. In the recapitulation, the first theme is heard again in D Major. It uses imitative patterns of the woodwinds in the second theme. The piece closes with a coda, also in D major.