A calm "con anima" passage follows with a melody in the violins which goes quickly to high notes. Brass instruments take a prominent role followed by a new change in the central part ("Allegro mosso"), introduced by repeated notes in the low strings. The rhythm is especially interesting, with its soft syncopation (related to a binary rhythm in a ternary bar): repeated accompaniment from the "scherzo" appears in the second part and the return of the "grupetto" relaunches the movement with its dynamic and orchestral violence. A tam-tam hit follows the coda, at the end of which the "grupetto", played by the strings in a slower time, is repeated with a prophetic insistence, strengthened by the brass and percussion instruments.