So he arranged it as a piano duet and sent it to a competition at the Swedish Academy, judged by Gade and others.
The opening Andante in D major starts with chords played by the orchestra contrasting with a sunny woodwind theme.
The tension slowly builds to a D minor Allegro section in sonata form.
The orchestra takes up the main theme in D minor taken from a song entitled "Autumn Storm."
After a slower section for horn and strings, the recapitulation brings the return of the main themes.