Programme Notes:
Certain phases of Life are common to most if not all men and the music of the Tone Poem carries the listener through four of such phases.
a) In the Andante Molto Maestoso a man's outlook on Life as a thing of seriousness and dignity is shown.
b) The Allegro Vivace which follow shows him facing its problems with a spirit of vigorous optimism, while two tributary themes suggest that Life, with all its seriousness, is not devoid of humour and happiness.
c) The short section which follows, Maestoso, is a reminder that times of stress and trouble are inevitable but these are quickly dispelled by the
d) Andante Nobilemente, portraying the helping and ennobling power of true love.
The music again proceeds to review these four phases of Life, the concluding section showing Love triumphant over all.
