Diary entries

December 7 1929

Dresden, 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 9 1929

Vienna, Austria

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this program is speculative, and assumes that Rachmaninoff played here what he played days earlier in Essen, Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin. Satina also 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 10 1929

Budapest, Hungary

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this program is speculative, and assumes that Rachmaninoff played here what he played days earlier in Essen, Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin. Satina also 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 13 1929

Frankfurt, Germany

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this program is speculative, and assumes that Rachmaninoff played here what he played days earlier in Essen, Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin. Satina also 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 15 1929

Berlin, Germany

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

December 16 1929

Berlin, Germany

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

December 17 1929

Munich, 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 19 1929

Zurich, Switzerland

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.

January 21 1930

Hanover, NH, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

January 26 1930

Boston, MA, USA
Symphony Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

January 31 1930

Muncie, IN, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Etude-Tableau in E flat minor was not mentioned in the review of this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 2 1930

Chicago, IL, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the review of this concert was not complete, as it mentioned only the Etudes-Tableaux in E flat major and G minor. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 6 1930

Toronto, ON, Canada
Massey Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that the keys of the Etudes-Tableaux were not noted in the review of this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 7 1930

Ottawa, ON, Canada
The Glebe Collegiate

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 10 1930

Montreal, QC, Canada
St Denis Theatre

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 13 1930

Mt Vernon, NY, USA
Westchester Women’s Club

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 14 1930

Englewood, NY, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 15 1930

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 18 1930

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

February 19 1930

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

March 7 1930

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 10 1930

Des Moines, IA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 12 1930

St Louis, MO, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 14 1930

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Emery Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 18 1930

Brooklyn, NY, USA
The Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that the review of this concert does not mention the opus number of the Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 19 1930

Washington, DC, USA
Poli’s Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 20 1930

Baltimore, MD, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 23 1930

Chicago, IL, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this program is speculative: the review mentions only ‘7 pieces by Chopin and 4 by Liszt without further details’. It seems likely that it was the same as in venues early in March (including Chopin’s Scherzo no. 4 as well) or later in in the month (including the Mazurka instead). LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 25 1930

Detroit, MI, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

March 27 1930

Buffalo, NY, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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