The music has a strong pastoral flavor and Hungarian folk song sentiment, and the feeling that serenity and massiness complement each other is Brahms' unique feature. In this work, Brahms successfully combined the passion of romanticism with the rigor of classicism, and made many bold innovations in the form.
The whole song * * * is divided into three movements:
The first movement, Allegro not too fast, 3/4 time, sonata form. The first theme of the music began to be played directly by viola, cello and clarinet, and then the main melody was played enthusiastically and gorgeously in D minor. The theme played by the lead violin slows down and is full of pastoral style; What followed was wonderful development and variation, which made the whole movement have strong Hungarian folk music characteristics from beginning to end.
the second movement, adagio, f major, 2/4 time, three parts. First of all, the wind instrument started slowly, and then the oboe played a slow and beautiful pastoral melody, with a little desolate feeling, which is undoubtedly the most moving part of the whole movement.
The third movement, lively but not too fast, allegro like a game, in D major, 2/4 time, irregular sonata form. This is the most creative movement in the whole work. The melody is lively, lyrical and beautiful, and there is no lack of shocking momentum.