, ▁Wood ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁took ▁a ▁cru ise ▁to ▁Mor oc co , ▁missing ▁the ▁Prom s ▁concert s ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁to ▁ 8 ▁November . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Prom s ▁there ▁were ▁compla ints ▁in ▁some ▁musical ▁journ als ▁that ▁Wood ▁was ▁neglect ing ▁British ▁music . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁New man ▁un success fully ▁attempted ▁to ▁secure ▁for ▁Wood ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁El gar ' s ▁En igma ▁Vari ations , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁New man ▁passed ▁up ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Del ius ▁to ▁London ▁concert go ers . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁century , ▁however , ▁Wood ' s ▁reputation ▁in ▁conduct ing ▁British ▁music ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁doubt ; ▁he ▁gave ▁the ▁world , ▁British ▁or ▁London ▁premier es ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁British ▁works ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁he ▁introduced ▁his ▁aud ien ces ▁to ▁many ▁European ▁compos ers . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁season , ▁he ▁program med ▁sym phon ies ▁by ▁Bru ck ner ▁( No . ▁ 7 ), ▁Sib el ius ▁( No . ▁ 1 ), ▁and ▁Mah ler ▁( No . ▁ 1 ). ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁introduced ▁several ▁of ▁Richard ▁Stra uss ' s ▁tone ▁po ems ▁to ▁London , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he