Diary entries
March 6 1941
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.
March 13 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina appears to indicate Rachmaninoff’s gratitude for being able to conduct this concert, noting a ‘personal homage to F Stock’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 14 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina appears to indicate Rachmaninoff’s gratitude for being able to conduct this concert, noting a ‘personal homage to F Stock’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 14 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Threlfall and Norris note the performance of Rachmaninoff's transcription of Tchaikovsky's 'Lullaby' at this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 15 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 17 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that these were the first performances of the second revised version of Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto, and that the concert began at 2.30pm. The attached article promoting the final version of the concerto mentions performances in cities including Cleveland, however this did not occur. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 18 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that these were the first performances of the second revised version of Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto, and that the concert began at 8.30pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 21 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that these were the first performances of the third version of Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 22 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that these were the first performances of the second revised version of Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 24 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 25 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 27 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 29 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 30 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 1 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that ‘the entire proceed was given by Rachmaninoff to the Russian War charity’. The concert began at 2.30pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 4 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 6 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 7 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 9 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 11 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that in the program the symphony was mistakenly listed no. 3. The concert began at 8.45pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 13 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. Satina notes that the keys of the Chopin Mazurkas were not given, but they have been copied from other concerts where the program was essentially the same. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 14 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 16 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 24 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 25 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 28 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: It is not clear which symphony was played. Satina’s notes are quite clear, however the indication of key is at odds both with Schumann’s unfinished ‘Zwickau’ Symphony in G minor, and Schubert’s Symphony no. 8 in B minor. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 30 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: It is not clear which symphony was played. Satina’s notes are quite clear, however the indication of key is at odds both with Schumann’s unfinished ‘Zwickau’ Symphony in G minor, and Schubert’s Symphony no. 8 in B minor. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 4 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 9 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.