Diary entries
December 16 1915 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 18 1915 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 21 1915 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician and Piano Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was a concert arranged by Rachmaninoff, with Anatoly Brandukov assisting, in the ‘Hall of the Nobility Girl Institution’. Further, that it was for ‘the benefit of the All Russian Nobility Union’, with the money being sent to ‘the Division on the front’. Lacking further information, it could be that the concert was held at the Moscow School of the Order of St Catherine. Apetian notes the works that are indicated here for this program, while Satina only indicated that it was an all-Rachmaninoff program. The name of the violinist is not known. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 10 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was an all-Rachmaninoff recital program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 18 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this was an ‘extra Symphony Concert’, for the ‘benefit of the All-Russian Cities Union’, intended to help supply the Army with materials. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 28 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was a concert for the benefit of the All-Russian Cities Union, and included Scriabin’s Piano Sonata no. 5, op. 53, and ‘Ten Preludes’, along with unknown works by Rachmaninoff. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 30 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that this concert was part of Siloti’s season. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 3 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this concert was for the benefit of the All-Russian Cities Union, and that it comprised an all-Rachmaninoff program. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 10 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber musician
Notes: Satina indicates that this was a chamber music concert. Apetian also notes the concert but was unable to name the program or the other performers. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 15 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was an all-Rachmaninoff recital program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 22 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time.
October 24 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this was the first performance of the complete series of songs, op. 38, which is dedicated to Nina Koshetz. Satina also indicates that the program – which contained three parts – appears to be the same as performed in Kyiv on January 20 1917, which is confirmed by Apetian. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 29 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time.
October 30 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina indicates that the same program was given here as in the concert in Moscow, October 24 1916, (and therefore, Kyiv, January 20 1917), as is copied above. However, she also notes the possible addition of ‘How fair this spot’, op. 21, no. 7, and ‘When Yesterday we met’, op. 26, no. 13, ‘and possibly some others’. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 29 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was the first performance of the Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39, although it is pertinent that only 8 are included in the set: the manuscripts for nos. 5 and 9 bear the date 1917, so it is likely that one of these was not played. (Threlfall and Norris claim that no. 5 was performed at this concert.) Satina indicates that the program has been constructed from a review of both this concert and one on December 1, and that it’s not possible to ascertain if Rachmaninoff played 6 Preludes from op. 23 and 6 Preludes from op. 32, or only 6 in total (or whether there were 12 Preludes in total from the two nights). Satina also indicates that the Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22, might have been performed at this concert. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 1 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: This was the second performance of the Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39, although it is pertinent that only 8 are included in the set: the manuscripts for nos. 5 and 9 bear the date 1917, so it is likely that one of these was not played. Satina indicates that the program has been constructed from a review of both this concert and that on November 29, and that it’s not possible to ascertain if Rachmaninoff played 6 Preludes from op. 23 and 6 Preludes from op. 32, or only 6 in total (or whether there were 12 Preludes in total from the two nights). St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina indicates that the same program was given here as in the concert in Moscow, October 24 1916, (and therefore, Kyiv, January 20 1917), which is also confirmed by Apetian. However, Satina also notes the addition of ‘How fair this spot’, op. 21, no. 7, and ‘When Yesterday we met’, op. 26, no. 13, ‘and possibly some others’. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 5 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was the first performance of the still-incomplete set of Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39, in Moscow. Satina has placed a question mark next to the venue, presumably indicating that the precise location is uncertain. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 6 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that the program was the same as given in the concert on December 5 1916, also noting that ‘25% of the proceeds were given to the needy Students of the College’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 8 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 11 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 13 1916 (Julian calendar)
Notes: No details. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time.
December 16 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 17 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina indicates that this was the same program as given in Kyiv on January 20 1917, and in Moscow on October 24 1916, as is copied above. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 19 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that she could not find a complete program, but that the concert included Preludes from op. 23 and op. 32, and some Etudes-Tableaux. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 21 1916 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes an all-Rachmaninoff program at this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 7 1917 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina notes that this was the 2nd Symphony Concert of the season of the Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. While Satina does not give the name of the theatre, Martyn states that it was the Bolshoi in his book (p. 521). LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 9 1917 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The reference to ‘Fifteen Etudes-Tableaux’ is of interest. Two of the Etudes-Tableaux from op. 39 are dated from February 1917 on their manuscripts, yet nine from this set (including the held-over no. 6 in A minor, originally planned for the op. 33 set) plus the published 6 from the op. 33 set could represent this total number of Etudes-Tableaux. Alternatively, one or two Etudes-Tableaux from op. 33, which were published only posthumously – in C minor and D minor – might have been included, although this perhaps seems less likely. Apetian also noted the same number of Etudes-Tableaux in this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 15 1917 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes an all-Rachmaninoff program at this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 19 1917 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes an all-Rachmaninoff program at this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.