Diary entries

April 11 1929

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: One source lists the date of this recording also as April 10, but this seems unlikely.

April 12 1929

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 13 1929

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: Recorded at the Academy of Music.

April 15 1929

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 16 1929

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 20 1929

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 19 1929

The Hague, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

October 22 1929

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

October 24 1929

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

October 28 1929

The Hague, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

October 29 1929

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

November 3 1929

London, England
Royal Albert Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

November 5 1929

Edinburgh, Scotland

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 6 1929

Newcastle, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 7 1929

Liverpool, England
Philharmonic Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that this concert was part of an ‘International Celebrity Series’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 13 1929

Glasgow, Scotland

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

November 14 1929

Dundee, Scotland

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

November 15 1929

Middlesbrough, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

November 18 1929

London, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: This was the first performance of the 1928 version of his Fourth Piano Concerto. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 19 1929

Birmingham, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the information about the Chopin Waltz is incorrect. It could either be in E flat major, op. E minor. Satina also indicates that this concert was part of the ‘International Celebrity Series’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 20 1929

Bristol, England
Colston Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the information about the Chopin Waltz is incorrect. It could either be in E flat major, op. E minor. Satina also indicates that this concert was part of the ‘International Celebrity Series’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 21 1929

Leicester, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

November 23 1929

Manchester, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the information about the Chopin Waltz is incorrect. It could either be in E flat major, op. E minor. Satina also indicates that the reviews for this concert, which was part of the ‘International Celebrity Series’, did not mention the Rachmaninoff works’, ‘probably by mistake’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 24 1929

London, England
Royal Albert Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the information about the Chopin Waltz is incorrect. It could either be in E flat major, op. E minor. Satina also indicates that this concert was part of the ‘International Celebrity Series’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 25 1929

Hanley, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1. Satina also indicates that she has a doubt as to whether this concert took place, as while it was listed in Rachmaninoff’s itinerary it is ‘NOT mentioned in [his] red book!’ LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 27 1929

Cambridge, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1. Satina also indicates that she has a doubt as to whether this concert took place, as while it was listed in Rachmaninoff’s itinerary it is ‘NOT mentioned in [his] red book!’ LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 1 1929

Paris, France
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1, and that she believes that Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau was op. 39, no. 6. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 3 1929

Essen, Germany

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1, and that she believes that Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau was op. 39, no. 6. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 4 1929

Hamburg, Germany

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1, and that she believes that Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau was op. 39, no. 6. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 5 1929

Berlin, Germany

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Waltz in A flat major could be either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1, and that she believes that Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau was op. 39, no. 6. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.