While known for more pastoral pieces like "Fantasia on Greensleeves," "Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis," and "Lark Ascending," VW's symphony no. 4 is quite different. It's bullish and a brute. It grunts and growls, but that's not to say that it isn't a top notch piece of music. It was the first piece I ever heard by VW. I had fallen asleep and woke up to the driving fourth mvmt. playing on NPR. I was hooked immediately and couldn't wait for the DJ to say who it was. I went out that night and bought it. It is one of my favorite pieces now. The sweetly pastoral no. 3 symphony is a nice contrast and you get to see two different sides of a genius on one disc.