Part I Happiness in Love Allegro — Andante Quasi Larghetto
The first movement of Raff’s symphony (“Happiness in Love”) portrays the felicity of the lovers before the departure of William for the wars. “Tenderness and longing speak out,” changing to “anxiety and foreboding.” “The second part of the movement is a delightful representation of the discourse of the lovers, in which it is not difficult to imagine William listening to the anxious expressions of Lenore and seeking to quiet her and allay her apprehensions.”