Tapiola, Op. 112

The strings state the core idea in the first bars, and the winds answer with a bleak mood. Theme 2 and Theme 3 grow from the same material, so the exposition reads as waves of growth rather than contrast. The development is the second wave, restless, with hints of wildlife and distant storm. The recapitulation follows, and later the harmony turns chromatic and the storm builds. The coda lets the climax fade into stillness.

1. 0:02Exposition
2. Theme 2