Diary entries
February 23 1938
Notes: A note in Satina's files indicates that brief details of this concert were found in the journal 'l'Eclaireur'. Works by Handel, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff were performed. While no orchestra is listed, the notice continues that 'he will play the Beethoven's Concerto in C major as the opening act' ['... il jouera en première partie le concerte en ut majeur de Beethoven']. This seems odd, although the concerto was played a few weeks later at a concert in Manchester, UK, on March 10. Beethoven's piano sonata in D minor, op. 31, no. 2, appeared in programs at the time, so it seems possible that details may have been muddled.
February 28 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that she has copied the keys and opuses of these works from the same program that Rachmaninoff played in Newcastle a few weeks later. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 4 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 10 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 12 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 13 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Tchaikovsky's Troika and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, are noted as encores in the attached reviews. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 15 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The transcription of Kreisler's Liebesleid and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, are noted as encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 17 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 19 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 21 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted among the encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 22 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the Chopin Nocturne listed in the program was in D flat major, op. 27, no. 2, but was replaced by the Nocturne in F major. The attached review notes Tchaikovsky's Troika as among the encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 26 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review does not mention the Paganin-Liszt Etude, although it appears in the attached press notice. The D flat major Nocturne was, according to the review, substituted for the advertised Nocturne in F major, op. 15, no. 1. The review also indicates the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, a Chopin Waltz in A flat, and a Liszt transcription were given as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 28 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka was op. 63, no. 3, given that Rachmaninoff played it in other concerts this season. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 2 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 5 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this concert was Sir Henry Wood’s Jubilee. The details of the program, which appear not to have been known to her, along with the attached image are taken from the program collection of the Royal Albert Hall. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 8 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 9 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 21 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina was unaware of the works on this program, except for the concerto. According to the attached review, the Symphony no. 3 was a substitution for the Symphony no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 22 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 24 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is not clear which work by Rameau is indicated, but it could be the Gavotte and Variations (Gavotte et six doubles) from the Suite in A minor, RCT 5. While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was constantly listed as A flat minor, it is likely that the work was op. 90, no. 4. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, a Chopin mazurka, and the transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak are noted as encores in the attached reviews. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 25 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 26 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 28 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is not clear which work by Rameau is indicated, but it could be the Gavotte and Variations (Gavotte et six doubles) from the Suite in A minor, RCT 5. While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 30 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is not clear which work by Rameau is indicated, but it could be the Gavotte and Variations (Gavotte et six doubles) from the Suite in A minor, RCT 5. While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. An etude by Chopin is noted as the encore in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 1 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is not clear which work by Rameau is indicated, but it could be the Gavotte and Variations (Gavotte et six doubles) from the Suite in A minor, RCT 5. While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as the encore in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 4 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 5 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 8 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 9 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is not clear which work by Rameau is indicated, but it could be the Gavotte and Variations (Gavotte et six doubles) from the Suite in A minor, RCT 5. Satina notes that this was a concert for the benefit of the ‘Boston School of Occupational Therapy’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 10 1938
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is not clear which work by Rameau is indicated, but it could be the Gavotte and Variations (Gavotte et six doubles) from the Suite in A minor, RCT 5. While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.