Some critics have suggested the First Symphony was influenced by Stravinsky's Petrushka, not just due to the prominence of the piano part in its orchestration but also due to the overall tone of satire in the first half of the symphony.
Algúns críticos teñen suxerido que a Primeira Sinfonía foi influenciada polo ballet de Stravinsky Petrushka, non só pola prominencia da parte de piano na orquestración, senón tamén polo ton xeral de sátira na primeira metade da sinfonía.