The perceived success (or failure) of symphonies by British composers rested largely, in part, on how music critics, writers and the general public felt about the works and how they discussed the works publicly. The British musical press, firmly established by the beginning of the twentieth century, provided any number of outlets for critics, anonymous writers, performers, conductors and others to write about symphonic music as it was being premiered and performed. And it is this body of writing that this chapter primarily engages with, to provide insight into how both the public and the press perceived the then current state and future of British symphonic music.