The composer was ambivalent about the quality of the music, calling it, variously, his finest orchestral work and 'an abominable piece'.

Four years and two revisions later, the bold orchestral work that's become a concert-hall favourite emerged.

By tradition, conductors were foreign born and trained, distinguished by age, and largely focused on orchestral work.

While alive, he often seemed to despair of the chasm that existed between how his orchestral work was performed and how he'd envisaged it inside his head.

In each season, there are ten concerts consisting of at least one orchestral work of a composer.