Diary entries

January 10 1940

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that this concert began at 8.45pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 12 1940

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that this concert commenced at 2.30pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 14 1940

Chicago, IL, USA
Auditorium of Northwestern University

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu is op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 15 1940

Wichita, KS, USA
Arcadia Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4, and that Medtner’s Fairy Tale was op. 34, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 19 1940

San Francisco, CA, USA
Opera House

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

January 20 1940

San Francisco, CA, USA
Opera House

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

January 23 1940

San Diego, CA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Apetian listed this recital, however Satina did not record the date. It is possible that Rachmaninoff failed to list this concert in his 'notebook' (this being Satina's source). Only the final half of the program is known. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 25 1940

Hollywood, CA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

January 26 1940

Hollywood, CA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

February 3 1940

Seattle, WA, USA
Moore Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4, and that Medtner’s Fairy Tale was op. 34, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 6 1940

Boise, ID, USA
Pinney Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4, and that Medtner’s Fairy Tale was op. 34, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 9 1940

Hastings, NE, USA
City Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4, and that Medtner’s Fairy Tale was op. 34, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 12 1940

Greenwich, CT, USA
Pickwick Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu is op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 13 1940

Providence, RI, USA
Metropolitan Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu is op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 14 1940

Wellesley, MA, USA
Alumnae Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that Schubert’s Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4, and that Medtner’s Fairy Tale was op. 34, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 24 1940

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

March 18 1940

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: Recorded at Studio 2.

April 9 1940

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: Recorded at Studio 2.

October 14 1940

Detroit, MI, USA
Masonic Temple

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Humoresque and Moment musical were performed in their revised versions. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 18 1940

Columbus, OH, USA
Memorial Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Humoresque and Moment musical were performed in their revised versions. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 22 1940

Chicago, IL, USA
Orchestra Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that this concert commenced at 2.15pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 30 1940

Trenton, NJ, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Humoresque and Moment musical were performed in their revised versions. Satina also indicates that Rachmaninoff may have also played the Etude-Tableau in C major, op. 33. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 5 1940

Baltimore, MD, USA
Lyric Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

November 6 1940

Washington, DC, USA
Constitution Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

November 7 1940

Stamford, CT, USA
High School Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Humoresque and Moment musical were performed in their revised versions. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 9 1940

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the Humoresque and Moment musical were performed in their revised versions. The mention by Olin Downes in his review for the New York Times of encores is noteworthy: in particular, Rachmaninoff's transcription of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee was never listed in a concert program. As an encore, however, it may have been a frequently performed work. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 12 1940

Buffalo, NY, USA
Kleinhaus Music Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Schubert Impromptu is likely op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 17 1940

Indianapolis, IN, USA
English Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Schubert Impromptu is likely op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 19 1940

Hamilton, ON, Canada
The Savoy

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Schubert Impromptu is likely op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 21 1940

Toronto, ON, Canada
Eaton Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Schubert Impromptu is likely op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.