It was never formally published, and although awarded the Hungarian King's Prize,[2] it did not achieve significant critical acclaim.
The work, like many of Dohnányi's early compositions, bears the imprint of Johannes Brahms, who had championed the young composer after hearing a performance of Dohnányi's Piano Quintet No.
It requires 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani and strings[1] and while not published in his lifetime, exists in sketches and score at the National Széchényi Library, Budapest.
[1] It was premiered 2 June 1897, in Budapest with Gyula Erkel (son of Ferenc) conducting.
[1] Dohnányi wrote the work in the traditional four-movement symphonic format.