This 28-minute, single-movement work for large orchestra was commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, who first performed the work in 2003 in the Barbican Hall, London, under Jukka-Pekka Saraste. At the time, the London Independent commented, ''Lindberg, in his mid-forties, has come of age: this is a piece on another level with extraordinary confidence, boldness of gesture and an architectural logic that makes it immediately familiar ” Palpable was the enjoyment of the players (and the audience).''