When these and several other major British symphonic essays were being written in and around the 1930s, Sibelius's music was very much in vogue, with conductors like Beecham and Barbirolli championing its cause both in the concert hall and on record.
Cando estes e outros varios grandes ensaios sinfonistas británicos estaban a ser escritos durante e arredor dos anos 1930, a música de Sibelius estaba moi en voga, con directores como Beecham e Barbirolli defendendo a súa causa tanto nas salas de concerto coma en gravacións.