Diary entries
February 21 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina has later typed ‘or op. 10, no. 10’ after the second Chopin etude. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 26 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina has later typed ‘or op. 10, no. 10’ after the second Chopin etude. Satina also notes that the work by Medtner in this concert was Sonata Fairy Tale, op. 25, no. 1. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 27 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 29 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina lists this date as February 28 in one list, but as February 29 elsewhere. In any event, its proximity (both chronological and geographical) to the recording with Kreisler is curious. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 2 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 5 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 7 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that the two Chopin etudes were not in the program, however it is not clear whether she is indicating that there simply not mentioned in the review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 9 1928
Notes: No details. Satina believes, however, that the program was likely the same as given in Palm Beach, FL, on March 5, and in other venues throughout March. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 12 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 15 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the Nocturne and Scherzo by Chopin were not mentioned in the review, ‘probably by mistake’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 21 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 25 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 29 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 31 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 4 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Piano Roll Recording
Notes: It seems likely that this second recording on the day was made in New York, NY.
April 19 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 22 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was Rachmaninoff’s third appearance in New York in the Spring of 1928, and that the concert was a benefit for Russian war invalids abroad. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
May 19 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While Satina does not provide any information about the Rachmaninoff Preludes, a bracket of four was played in concerts in Europe later this year, such as in Copenhagen on October 2, and it could be that the same set was played here. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 2 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 5 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor is presumably L. 413, which he recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.