4) as "truly memorable" works by "a grossly underrated composer", in particular applauding Wirén for his "exceptional ingenuity" in variation technique and for his "staggeringly efficient and colorful orchestration".

Hurwitz concludes: "These symphonies are magnificent mosaics so beautifully sculpted and so easy to follow that they truly deserve the widest dissemination among music lovers".

[5] Fanfare's Paul Snook, describing the Fifth as a "somewhat darker and slightly more expansive work" than the Fourth, labels the disc "an excellent introduction" to Wirén and his "severely enigmatic late style".

[6] The American Record Guide's David Raymond, in contrast to Hurwitz and Snook, dismisses the Symphonies Nos.

4 and 5 as "strange music curiously lacking in character and exud[ing] little emotional warmth or individuality".