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.
March 10 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this program, which was copied from a newspaper, indicated ‘Années de Pelerinage’ for the first work by Liszt, which she presumes to be the Sonetto, as played in other recitals at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 23 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 27 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 19 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this concert began at 8.30pm. Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 22 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 25 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. Satina also notes that the keys for the works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff were not given, but that she has presumed them to be the same as other venues where this recital program was played at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 26 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. Satina also notes that despite the program indicating Chopin’s Polonaise in F sharp minor, Rachmaninoff in fact played the Scherzo no. 3. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 28 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 30 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 2 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 3 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 5 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 9 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 11 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 12 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that according to Rachmaninoff’s wife the Chopin Mazurka was either op. 17, no. 4 or op. 67, no. 4, or op. 68, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 14 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz could have been either op. 64, no. 3, op. 69, no. 1, or op. 42. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 16 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the key and number of the Chopin Ballade were not printed in the program, however the same program was played in Seattle the following week and these details have been copied from there. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 19 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates a belief that the Scriabin poem was in F sharp major, op. 32, no. 1, and the Etude was in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 23 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 24 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates a belief that the Scriabin poem was in F sharp major, op. 32, no. 1, and the Etude was in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 26 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the Liszt Ballade was probably no. 2 in B minor, and that the keys of the Rachmaninoff Preludes were according to the review. Only the Chopin Ballade and Scherzo were mentioned in this review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 27 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates a belief that the Scriabin poem was in F sharp major, op. 32, no. 1, and the Etude was in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 1 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates a belief that the Scriabin poem was in F sharp major, op. 32, no. 1, and the Etude was in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 4 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the Liszt Ballade was probably no. 2 in B minor. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 9 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this concert began at 4.30pm. Satina notes that this program is incomplete. Satina also writes: ‘A picture was taken without his knowledge by a newspaper man when he played the nocturne. It is one of the best pictures kept in Rachmaninoff’s Archives now.’ LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 10 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates a belief that the Scriabin poem was in F sharp major, op. 32, no. 1, and the Etude was in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 12 1934
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this program is incomplete. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 1 1935
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: About this concert Satina is not clear. It could be that this program is speculative, based on what was played in Stockholm on February 8. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 5 1935
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: About this concert Satina is not clear. It could be that this program is speculative, based on what was played in Stockholm on February 8. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 8 1935
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.