The symphony is in four movements, the opening allegro being the longest movement that Mozart had written to that date.

Was that the sounds of the Cossacks coming during the heavy-footed, marchlike music of the opening Allegro?

The opening allegro is well made, the adagio nicely melodious, the finale short and to the point, with an effective windup punch.

He translates the opening Allegro in its literal Italian meaning - "sunny" - not as driven.

The movement is better known as the opening Allegro of the "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3, with winds and horns added.

They might have given needed weight to the opening Allegro if his orchestra had played with tighter ensemble.

The opening Allegro is like a well-told joke; the Lamentoso makes something genuinely touching from acerbic, bright wind colors.

The pianist bit off phrases crisply to maintain a steady propulsion in the opening Allegro.

A codetta, with ideas from the opening allegro, closes the section.

The opening allegro can sound wilder than it did in the Florestans' hands, but it could hardly be more insistent.