Elise Seifert of WHQR similarly praised it: ""Popol Vuh" stands out in the spectrum of twentieth century music." However, Michael Oliver of "Gramophone" described it as "a disappointing piece." Despite noting its "vivid, subtle or mysterious sonorities," Oliver wrote, "Its six mostly brief movements are spasmodic rather than cumulative, the overall effect being of unrelated events that might just as well be played in a different order; my guess would be that Ginastera simply got bogged down in the piece."