Langford had commented on the British "not being very eager about Mahler", and the Eighth Symphony was not performed in Britain until 15 April 1930, when Sir Henry Wood presented it with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Langford comentou que os británicos "non eran moi entusiastas coa música de Mahler", e a Oitava Sinfonía non foi interpretada no Reino Unido ata o 15 de abril de 1930, cando Henry Joseph Wood a presentou coa BBC Symphony Orchestra.