[citation needed] Many of his later symphonies relied on Protestant hymns as the main theme.
The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.
The new critical edition adds side drum percussion in the coda of the finale.
(Recent recordings by Andrew Litton and Gustavo Dudamel include these percussion parts).
The Naxos Records CD of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Sinclair includes instead the "Emerson" Concerto.