Solo Pianist - Diary entries

Many of the initial performance details listed here were compiled from Zarui Apetian’s important research, published in Literaturnoye Nasledie [Collected Literature] (Sovietskii Kompozitor: Moscow, 1980, vol. 3, pp. 439-467). These details have been subsequently cross-referenced and checked with the many itineraries and other corroborating materials, especially substantial research that identified precise program details, collected by Rachmaninoff’s sister-in-law, Sophia Satina, housed in the Rachmaninoff Archive of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C (LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R22, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89). Further information has been gathered from Barrie Martyn’s book Rachmaninoff: Composer, Pianist, Conductor (Scolar Press: London, 1990), A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff by Robert Threlfall and Geoffrey Norris (Scolar Press: London, 1982), and research undertaken at the Glinka Museum of Musical Culture, Moscow.

February 19 1925

Seattle, WA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 21 1925

Tacoma, WA, USA
Tacoma Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A note by Satina indicates that in regard to the Liszt Sonetto ‘B.V. thinks it was no. 104’. Satina also notes that it was likely the prelude was the one in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2. The details of the works by Chopin are based on what Rachmaninoff was playing in other cities. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 23 1925

Victoria, BC, Canada
Victoria Royal Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A note by Satina indicates that in regard to the Liszt Sonetto ‘B.V. thinks it was no. 104’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 25 1925

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A note by Satina indicates that in regard to the Liszt Sonetto ‘B.V. thinks it was no. 104’. Satina’s notes also state in regard to the Chopin Ballade that ‘one source states F major, op. 38’ – it’s not clear what source this might be, and it would seem highly unusual given the frequency of Rachmaninoff’s performances of the Ballade no. 3 during this season. Satina believed that the prelude was C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 27 1925

Calgary, AB, Canada

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A note by Satina indicates that in regard to the Liszt Sonetto ‘B.V. thinks it was no. 104’. Satina believed the prelude was likely in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 2 1925

Edmonton, AB, Canada

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A note by Satina indicates that in regard to the Liszt Sonetto ‘B.V. thinks it was no. 104’. Satina believed the prelude was likely in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 4 1925

Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Central Congregational Church

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A note by Satina indicates that in regard to the Liszt Sonetto ‘B.V. thinks it was no. 104’. Satina believed the prelude was likely in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 8 1925

Chicago, IL, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The attached review suggests that the final work on the program was changed. Satina believed that the second Chopin Etude was possibly in C minor, op. 25 no. 12. The Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau could either be no. 2 or no. 6. The first work by Liszt was likely no. 104. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 9 1925

St Paul, MN, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 11 1925

Des Moines, IA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 13 1925

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 16 1925

Kalamazoo, MI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 19 1925

Boston, MA, USA
Symphony Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The order of the Etudes-Tableaux is unknown as, also, is whether no. 2 or no. 6 was performed. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 21 1925

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 23 1925

Toronto, ON, Canada

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 27 1925

Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina believed the Chopin etude was likely in E major, op. 10 no. 3. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 28 1925

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 30 1925

Plainfield, NJ, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 31 1925

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina believed that the Chopin etude was likely in E major, op. 10 no. 3. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 29 1925

Stamford, CT, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. Satina also notes that this concert marked the first performance of Rachmaninoff’s transcriptions of the works by Schubert and Kreisler. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 2 1925

Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
High School Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. Satina also indicates that Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was on the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 3 1925

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. Satina also indicates that Schubert’s Impromptu and Medtner’s Fairy Tale were not mentioned in the review, and that Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was not on the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 5 1925

Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Carnegie Music Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 8 1925

Boston, MA, USA
Symphony Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 10 1925

Detroit, MI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 11 1925

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. Satina also indicates that the Sonata by Chopin was not mentioned in the review of this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 12 1925

Canton, OH, USA
Canton Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. Satina also indicates that Schubert’s Impromptu and Medtner’s Fairy Tale were not mentioned in the review, and that Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was perhaps not on the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 16 1925

Racine, WI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 17 1925

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. Satina also indicates the possibility that this concert could have taken place on the 15th. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 19 1925

Kansas City, MO, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Schubert Impromptu could have been either op. 90, no. 4, or op. 142, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.