Symphony No.15 in D major, Hob. I:15

The opening movement is more similar to a baroque overture than sonata form though the movement still eludes either of these forms and has a unique character of its own. The movement begins with a light adagio with the first violins alternating with two horns while the rest of the string section accompanies in pizzicato. The Presto has two themes with distinct bridges between themes however it is difficult to define which section is the exposition, development and recaputulation, if in fact there even are such sections. The movement finishes with a modified version of the Adagio at the beginning of the movement.