▁from ▁Pur cell ' s ▁stage ▁works ▁and ▁string ▁son at as , ▁which ▁Wood ▁performed ▁at ▁an ▁orch est ral ▁festival ▁in ▁Zur ich ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁orch est ral ▁trans cri ptions ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁compos ers ▁from ▁Alb én iz ▁to ▁V ival di . ▁ ▁Wood ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁many ▁concert s , ▁and ▁was ▁her ▁piano ▁accompan ist ▁at ▁her ▁rec it als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁music ▁festival ▁he ▁presented ▁Be eth oven ' s ▁Ch oral ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁Bach ' s ▁St ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion , ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁among ▁the ▁sing ers . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ill ness , ▁Ol ga ▁Wood ▁died . ▁C ath cart ▁took ▁Wood ▁away ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁mind ▁off ▁his ▁loss . ▁On ▁his ▁return , ▁Wood ▁res umed ▁his ▁professional ▁routine , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁that , ▁after ▁Ol ga ' s ▁death , ▁he ▁rarely ▁performed ▁as ▁piano ▁accompan ist ▁for ▁anyone ▁else ; ▁his ▁skill ▁in ▁that ▁art ▁was ▁greatly ▁missed ▁by ▁the ▁critics . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁secretary , ▁Mur iel ▁Ellen ▁Gre atre x ▁( 1 8 8 2 – 1 9 6 7 ), ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁daughters . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁kn ighth ood , ▁and ▁decl ined ▁the ▁conduct or