- known ▁foreign ▁conduct ors ▁such ▁as ▁Bruno ▁Walter , ▁Wille m ▁M eng el berg , ▁and ▁Art uro ▁T os can ini , ▁" in ▁comparison ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁work hor se ". ▁ ▁Last ▁years ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Wood ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁his ▁final ▁She ff ield ▁festival . ▁The ▁ch oral ▁works ▁he ▁conducted ▁included ▁the ▁Ver di ▁Re qu iem , ▁Be eth oven ' s ▁Miss a ▁So lem nis , ▁Ber li oz ' ▁Te ▁De um , ▁Wal ton ' s ▁Bel sh azz ar ' s ▁Fe ast , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁composer , ▁Rach man ino ff ' s ▁The ▁B ells . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Wood ▁began ▁planning ▁for ▁a ▁grand ▁concert ▁to ▁mark ▁his ▁f ift i eth ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁conduct or . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁ven ue , ▁having ▁a ▁far ▁larger ▁capacity ▁than ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall . ▁The ▁concert ▁was ▁given ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Rach man ino ff ▁played ▁the ▁solo ▁part ▁in ▁his ▁Second ▁P iano ▁Con cer to , ▁and ▁V aug han ▁Williams , ▁at ▁Wood ' s ▁request , ▁composed ▁a ▁short ▁ch oral ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁occasion : ▁ ▁the ▁Ser en ade ▁to ▁Music ▁for ▁or chestra ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁solo ists . ▁The ▁other ▁compos ers ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁programme