▁and , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Sym phony , ▁giving ▁a ▁detailed ▁musical ▁comment ary ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁being ▁port rayed . ▁▁ ▁Alexander ▁I v ash kin ▁writes ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁sym phony ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁performance ▁in ▁Paris , ▁" S chn itt ke ▁was ▁generally ▁pleased ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁precision ▁of ▁the ▁playing . ▁He ▁never theless ▁felt ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁s ung ▁by ▁a ▁Russian ▁Ch oir . ▁A ▁Western ▁performance ▁might ▁be ▁brilliant , ▁but ▁it ▁would ▁in ev it ably ▁lack ▁the ▁Russian ▁intensity ▁of ▁extreme ▁religious ▁sens ation ." ▁ ▁Inst rument ation ▁The ▁sym phony ▁is ▁scored ▁for ▁solo ▁ten or , ▁counter - ten or , ▁a ▁chamber ▁cho ir ▁and ▁a ▁chamber ▁or chestra ▁compr ising ▁ 1 ▁fl ute ▁( d ou bling ▁alto ▁fl ute ), ▁ 1 ▁ob oe , ▁ 1 ▁clar inet , ▁ 1 ▁bass oon , ▁ 1 ▁horn , ▁ 1 ▁tr ump et , ▁ 1 ▁trom bone , ▁ 4 ▁per cussion ists ▁playing ▁g lock ens piel , ▁v ib raph one , ▁b ells , ▁g ong ▁and ▁tam - t am , ▁cel esta , ▁har ps ich ord , ▁piano , ▁and ▁strings . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁I v ash kin , ▁Alexander , ▁Alfred ▁Sch nitt ke ▁( Lond on : ▁Ph a id on ▁Press ▁Limited , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ). ▁. ▁ ▁Sad ie , ▁Stanley ▁( ed .). ▁The ▁New ▁Gro