It consists of three
movements, performed without a break: {{ordered list|list_style_type=upper-roman Playing time is approximately 30 minutes. The work grows from a five-note motif, C–D–E–B–C, which contains the four pitch-classes of the composer's musical monogram:
DSCH (E being
Es and B being
H in German). This motif appears in a number of his other compositions, including
String Quartet No. 8, the first
Violin Concerto, and the
Symphony No. 10. ==Notes==