Gramophone Recording Artist - Diary entries

Details of Rachmaninoff’s acoustic recording sessions have been compiled from Barrie Martyn’s book, Rachmaninoff: Composer, Pianist, Conductor (Scolar Press: London, 1990, pp. 453-497). Martyn’s useful codification was indicated by: the letter “m” for when a take was approved for mastering; with “m*” when approved but later re-recorded and not released; and the letter “h” when a take was held over for possible release. These details have been incorporated here. All of Rachmaninoff’s first 10 recordings for Edison were given release. Later ones, unless indicated, were recorded by Victor.

April 19 1919

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 23 1918

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 24 1919

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 26 1919

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 26 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

May 3 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

May 4 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

May 17 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

July 2 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 20 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 21 1920

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

November 3 1920

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

January 2 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

January 21 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

March 18 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 2 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: While Martyn lists the venue of this recording as New York (p. 493), given the concert the previous evening and then the same evening in Philadelphia one wonders if the location was in fact Camden, NJ.

October 12 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 14 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 17 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 25 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

December 13 1921

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

February 24 1922

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

November 1 1922

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

November 4 1922

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

November 20 1922

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

March 6 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 5 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 24 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 25 1923

Camden, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

November 24 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording