Diary entries
November 18 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina did not record which etudes by Schumann, Chopin, Rachmaninoff or Rubinstein were played in this program, but speculated that the work by Scriabin was probably op. 8, no. 12, in D sharp minor. The first attached review provides more precise details on the etudes of Chopin. Encores consisted of two waltzes by Chopin after the etudes (including on in A flat major), Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, after his etudes, and Paderewski's Minuet at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 25 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that Mendelssohn’s Spinning Song, op. 67, no. 4, was added to the program, which the attached review indicates was added as an encore after the Rondo Capriccioso. The other encores noted were Chopin's Waltz in D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1, and Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 6 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 7 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 11 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina does not identify which etudes by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein and Scriabin are played, however she identifies here certain works with more precision than the first concerts of this etude-themed program, first given in Saginaw on November 12. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 14 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 16 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted that the Paganini-Schumann Etude was not listed in a review, and it appears likely that it was not yet being included as the concert-opener of this program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 17 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina questioned whether the Paganini-Schumann etude was played, which the attached press clipping confirms was not the case. The attached reviews indicate that Chopin's Etude in G flat major, op. 25, no. 9, was played as an encore after the Chopin group, while a Waltz in A flat major of Chopin, Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and the Polka de W.R. were played at the end. The first attached review names the Chopin etudes, and it is presumed that the one in A minor was no. 4 and not no. 11. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 21 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The first attached review indicates that Rachmaninoff played two of his Preludes as encores, including the one in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, a waltz by Chopin, and the Polka de W.R. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 26 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: It was presumably the Suite, op. 57 by Rimsky-Korsakov, or a selection from it, that was performed. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 27 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina’s papers indicate that she was perplexed about this concert. In her listing of concerts for the season she over-typed her question about whether it was held in New York, writing that ‘according to Rachmaninoff’s notebook, he gave a recital near New York on December 27’. This seemed logical, given that Rachmaninoff played with orchestra in New York on December 26 and 28, yet she could not find verification from the office of Mr A Scott in ‘Carnegie Programs’. I was contacted separately by someone wondering whether a concert was given at the Baldwin School in Philadelphia around this time, as Rachmaninoff’s daughter, Irina, was a student there. However, further correspondence from a colleague in the US confirmed the details of the works and location, verified by a photo of the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 28 1919
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: It was presumably the Suite, op. 57 by Rimsky-Korsakov, or a selection from it, that was performed. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 3 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted that Mendelssohn’s Spinning Song, op. 67, no. 4, was added to the program, presumably as an encore after the Rondo Capriccioso. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 4 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 5 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo PIanist
Notes: The attached reviews indicate that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was given as an encore after the Rondo Capriccioso, two Chopin waltzes were added after the Chopin group (one in A flat major, the other in D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1), while Rachmaninoff's Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, Polichinelle, op. 3, no. 4, and the Polka de W.R. were added at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 8 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 11 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached reviews note that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was given as an encore after the Rondo Capriccioso, two Chopin waltzes were added after the Chopin group, and Rachmaninoff's Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, and an unidentified waltz were given at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 12 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that a review she had been sent of this concert was incomplete, but that it was probable that Rachmaninoff played the entire program as indicated. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 13 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached reviews indicate that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was given as an encore after the Rondo Capriccioso, two Chopin waltzes (including the 'Minute', op. 64, no. 1) were played after the Chopin group, and that Rachmaninoff's Barcarolle, op. 10, no, 3, the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and the Polka de W.R. were given at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 15 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that her knowledge extends only to the concerto in this performance, but given the concert the following day in Minneapolis it is presumed the program remained the same. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 16 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 20 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review indicates that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was played as an encore after the Rondo Capriccioso, that two waltzes by Chopin were given after the Chopin group (one of them being the Waltz in D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1), and that Rachmaninoff's Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, was played at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 22 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 23 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 24 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 27 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina was unsure of the orchestra for this concert, and also had a reservation about who was conducting, although Apetian names both the orchestra and the conductor. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 29 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 31 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 1 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina was unaware of Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso being on the program. The attached program image appears to indicate that a further Chopin waltz and an etude were played as encores after the Chopin group, and that Rachmaninoff's Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, were played at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 6 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this was the first performance in the USA of The Bells. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89. Review 2: Philadelphia Inquirer 1920.02.07 p. 20.