 This attitude persisted long after Delius's death, as the "Requiem" did not receive another performance in the UK until 1965, and by 1980 had still had only seven performances world-wide.In Germany, the regular presentation of Delius's works ceased at the outbreak of the war, and never resumed.Nevertheless, his standing with some continental musicians was unaffected; Beecham records that Bartók and Kodály were admirers of Delius, and the former grew into the habit of sending his compositions to Delius for comment and tried to interest him in both Hungarian and Romanian popular music.