Concerto doppio is shaped in a single span but with distinctive sections. The opening has an eloquent, romantic feel, with rhetorical and lyrical melodic material and dialogue for the soloists, building to a more intense and rhythmic section with a melodramatic feel. This is one of those pieces with typically theatrical character, giving the listener the sense of an ongoing narrative, the content of which can be filled in by each individual. The soloists have some finely doloroso lyrical moments, tending to alternate rather than duet, but no particular atmosphere or action remains in place for long, sending us on an energetic ride with added cadenzas.