4 3 . ▁He ▁had ▁already ▁written ▁one ▁sym phony ▁( in ▁B ▁flat ) ▁but ▁rejected ▁it ▁as ▁imm ature ▁and ▁over - infl uen ced ▁by ▁Sib el ius . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁sym phony ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁performance ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁conducted ▁by ▁Sir ▁Mal col m ▁S argent . ▁ ▁Musical ▁elements ▁T ipp ett ▁himself ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁sym phony ▁was ▁ex uber ant ▁rather ▁than ▁ref ined : ▁"... ▁it ' s ▁got ▁drive ▁and ▁it ' s ▁highly ▁wr ought ". ▁After ▁an ▁ener get ic ▁and ▁rh ythm ically ▁ins istent ▁opening ▁movement , ▁the ▁Ad ag io ▁is ▁a ▁dark ly ▁myster ious ▁ground ▁bass ▁with ▁variations , ▁in ▁Pur cel li an ▁manner . ▁The ▁third ▁movement ▁( Pr esto ) ▁is ▁a ▁vig orous ▁sch er zo ▁with ▁a ▁pav an - like ▁tri o ▁scored ▁for ▁the ▁strings . ▁The ▁finale ▁is ▁a ▁double ▁fug ue ▁based ▁on ▁two ▁very ▁different , ▁contrast ing ▁subjects , ▁which ▁T ipp ett ▁then ▁comb ines ▁in ▁intr icate ▁cont rap unt al ▁fig uration . ▁At ▁the ▁clim ax , ▁however , ▁the ▁music ▁falls ▁apart , ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁ends ▁in ▁a ▁wh olly ▁unexpected ▁way . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁T ipp ett ▁ 0 1 ▁Category : Com pos itions ▁by ▁Michael ▁T ipp