▁either ▁to ▁laugh ▁or ▁to ▁his s ; ▁so ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁whole ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁look ▁as ▁if ▁Sch o enberg ▁has ▁so ▁far ▁made ▁many ▁friends ▁in ▁London ." ▁However , ▁when ▁Wood ▁invited ▁Sch o enberg ▁himself ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁work ' s ▁second ▁British ▁performance , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁composer ▁was ▁so ▁delight ed ▁with ▁the ▁result , ▁more ▁warm ly ▁received ▁than ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁premi ere , ▁that ▁he ▁con gr at ulated ▁Wood ▁and ▁the ▁or chestra ▁warm ly : ▁" I ▁must ▁say ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁Gustav ▁Mah ler ▁that ▁I ▁heard ▁such ▁music ▁played ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ▁of ▁culture ▁dem ands ." ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁post - war ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁New man , ▁Wood ▁and ▁Spe yer ▁discussed ▁whether ▁the ▁Prom s ▁should ▁continue ▁as ▁planned . ▁They ▁had ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁become ▁an ▁established ▁institution , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁go ▁ahead . ▁However , ▁anti - G erman ▁feeling ▁forced ▁Spe yer ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁seek ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁ban ▁all ▁German ▁music ▁from ▁concert s . ▁New man ▁put ▁out ▁a ▁statement ▁declaring ▁that ▁German ▁music ▁would ▁be ▁played ▁as ▁planned : ▁" The ▁greatest ▁examples ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Art ▁are ▁world ▁poss essions ▁and ▁un ass ailable ▁even ▁by