s ▁First ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁performed ▁in ▁public ▁or ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁Mov ements ▁The ▁son ata ▁is ▁in ▁three ▁movements ▁and ▁last s ▁approximately ▁ 3 5 ▁minutes . ▁▁ ▁Al leg ro ▁moder ato ▁e ▁f ero ce ▁— ▁molto ▁cant abile ▁The ▁fort iss imo ▁opening ▁mot if ▁and ▁a ▁stamp ing ▁theme ▁which ▁follows ▁a ▁few ▁bars ▁later ▁was ▁called ▁by ▁one ▁comment ator ▁" a ▁Prom ethe an ▁f ist " ▁sh aking ▁at ▁heaven ; ▁both ▁these ▁musical ▁features ▁are ▁used ▁contin ually ▁in ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁movement , ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁mot if ▁elabor ated ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁subject ▁proper ▁upon ▁its ▁rest at ement . ▁B ax ▁bi ograph er ▁and ▁authority ▁Lewis ▁For eman ▁writes , ▁" A ▁rh yth mic ▁figure ▁drives ▁the ▁music ▁until ▁the ▁m ood ▁becomes ▁cal mer ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁second ▁subject ▁t une ▁appears ▁which ▁B ax ▁asks ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁' clear ▁and ▁sweet ' ▁and ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁pendant ▁' w arm ▁and ▁flow ing .' " ▁This ▁episode ▁is ▁only ▁an ▁inter l ude ▁before ▁the ▁development ▁which ▁the ▁composer ▁says ▁" se ems ▁to ▁express ▁more ▁em ph atically ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁str ife ." ▁For eman ▁continues , ▁" The ▁rh yth mic ▁idea ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁second ▁subject ▁returns ▁and ▁drives ▁the ▁music ▁on ▁over ▁a ▁great ▁span ▁of ▁f ren etic ▁action . ▁Event ually ▁in ▁music ▁of ▁great ▁calm ▁the ▁second