The Hallé Orchestra brought Das Lied and the Ninth Symphony to Manchester in 1931; Sir Henry Wood staged the Eighth in London in 1930, and again in 1938 when the young Benjamin Britten found the performance "execrable" but was nevertheless impressed by the music.
En Gran Bretaña a Hallé Orchestra levou Das Lied e a Novena Sinfonía a Manchester en 1931; Sir Henry Wood protagonizou a Oitava en Londres en 1930, e de novo en 1938 cando o mozo Benjamin Britten encontrou a interpretación "execrable" mais quedou impresionado pola música.