After a slow introduction that spotlights various instruments in turn comes a syncopated aggressively rhythmic allegro, powered by rocketing timpani. A broader final section is launched with a Bergian efflorescence over an E flat bass. But it is F major that finally establishes hegemony, albeit approached by a remarkable harmonic sequence. I look forward to hearing the Sinfonia again…
The Times (Barry Millington), 11 October 1988