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How is con brio played?
The performer plays with vivacity and brilliance, giving the music buoyant energy without necessarily changing its speed. Con brio is almost always appended to a tempo word, and the classic pairing is 'Allegro con brio', which turns a fast tempo decisively bright and high-spirited. Beethoven made the marking a signature: it opens the first movements of his Symphony No. 3 ('Eroica'), Symphony No. 5, and the 'Pathétique' Sonata Op. 13 ('Allegro di molto e con brio'). The word brio carries connotations of dash, sparkle and confident momentum.
How does con brio sound?
Bright, spirited and vigorous, with an exhilarating sense of forward drive.
In context
Con brio means 'with spirit or vigour'. Beethoven famously opened the first movements of his Symphony No. 3 ('Eroica'), Symphony No. 5, and the 'Pathétique' Sonata Op. 13 with 'Allegro con brio' (the Pathétique reading 'Allegro di molto e con brio').