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The two-movement First Symphony (1996–7) was first performed in 1999 and was received coolly. Alistair Wightman called it heavily overscored even by the standards of the period. The Second (1911) is heavily indebted to Reger, Scriabin and Strauss and contains original and memorable passages. Given the price asked, it justified the modest expense involved.