wɪðˌɪn tˈuː mˈʌnθs ʌv ɪts pɹəmˈɪɹ ðə sˈɪmfəni wʌz ɪnðə ɹˈɛpɚtwˌɑːɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kənsˈɜːtdʒɪbˌaʊw ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə ɪn ˈæmstɚdˌæm, ænd baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ɪt hæd sˈiːn pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ɪn dʒˈɜːməni stˈʌtɡɑːɹt, swˈiːdən stˈɑːkhoʊm ænd ɪn fˈɪnlənd hɛlsˈɪŋki.
Within two months of its premiere the symphony was in the repertoire of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, and by 1913 it had seen performances in Germany (Stuttgart), Sweden (Stockholm) and in Finland (Helsinki).