New York, NY, USA
Metropolitan Opera House
Address by Admiral Mayo
On Wings of Song
Mendelssohn
Dance no. 7
Brahms
Guitarre
Moszkowski
Address by Reverend Dr E Wallace Petty
The Star-Spangled Banner
Smith, arr. Rachmaninoff
Hungarian Rhapsody
Liszt
Address by Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Note: former President Theodore Roosevelt died on 6 January 1919
Jascha Heifetz, violin. Andre Benoist, piano
Rachmaninoff's role
Solo Pianist
Notes
Satina writes that as an encore Rachmaninoff played the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2, and that his performance was an ‘auction’ for one million dollars (or more). In his book, Martyn claims that the ‘purchaser’ was Ampico, ‘who achieved enormous publicity, and business, from this stratagem for promoting one of their artists’ (p. 499). It is not indicated which of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies was played - both nos. 2 and 12 were frequent inclusions in his repertoire at the time. Satina lists the following personnel for this Victory Liberty Loan Concert:
Victory Liberty Loan Committee (C Conway, Chairman)
Concert Committee (E Irion, Chairman)
Liberty Loan Representatives
Trade and Professional Committee
Advisory Committee
Executive Committee
Piano Committee
Talking Machine Committee
Piano and Organ Supply Committee
Musician Committee
Music Publishers and Music Roll Committee
Music Teachers Committee
Music and Merchandise Committee
Publicity
LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
Victory Liberty Loan Committee (C Conway, Chairman)
Concert Committee (E Irion, Chairman)
Liberty Loan Representatives
Trade and Professional Committee
Advisory Committee
Executive Committee
Piano Committee
Talking Machine Committee
Piano and Organ Supply Committee
Musician Committee
Music Publishers and Music Roll Committee
Music Teachers Committee
Music and Merchandise Committee
Publicity
LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.