Boisterous timpani joined by blazing brass set the scene for the riotous fifth movement. The long, arduous first movement, after three shorter movements developmental in mood, is finally equalled by a substantial \u2018daylight\u2019 finale. The movement is a rondo combined with a set of eight variations, capped off by a dramatic coda. There are parodies of Richard Wagner (1813-1883) \u2013 Die Meistersinger von N\xfcrnberg and Franz Lehar (1870-1948) \u2013 The Merry Widow.
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A listening guide of Symphony No. 7 - 5th Movement with Lew Smoley.