Symphony no. 1 in D major, D.82

The Symphony No. 1 in D major, D 82, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813, when he was just 16 years old. Despite his youth, his first symphony is an impressive piece of orchestral music for both its time and size. The first movement opens with a stately Adagio introduction, reminiscent of Joseph Haydn's 104th symphony in its format. The short Adagio sets off a lively Allegro vivace. Like most of Schubert’s early works, the symphony was written during the closing years of the Classical era and adheres closely to the Classical style established by Haydn and Mozart, anticipating the more Romantic idiom of Schubert’s later works.