Diary entries
November 28 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: The attached review from the Pittsburgh Press indicates that this was Rachmaninoff's first performance of the Schumann Concerto. The review from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette unfortunately is flawed, and the negative comments by the reviewer about the Schumann Concerto are indecipherable. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 30 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: The concert began at 3pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review indicates that Tchaikovsky's Troika, the transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak, and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, were given as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 4 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina believed that Brahms' Symphony closed the concert, however both the attached review and press clipping indicate that Rachmaninoff's performance of the Schumann Concerto was heard last. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 9 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review notes a Chopin Mazurka, the transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak, and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, were given as encores. The attached press clipping indicates that Rachmaninoff suffered a burn to one of his fingers at his hotel after this concert, resulting in the cancellation of a concert in Dallas, TX. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 18 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this concert began at 8.15pm, and was the Gala Centennial Season. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 19 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this concert began at 2.30pm, and was the Gala Centennial Season. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 20 1941
Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording
January 8 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that while this was not the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s op. 45, these performances came within a week of it. She believed that the work closed the program, however the attached review appears to suggest the concerto was heard last. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 10 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that while this was not the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s op. 45, these performances came within a week of it. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 12 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached reviews note that a Chopin Mazurka in A minor, Rachmaninoff's Humoresque and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, were given as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 16 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. As both reviews note, Rachmaninoff began the concert playing The Star-Spangled Banner. Also indicated are the encores, which were the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and the transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 19 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody closed this concert, however the attached review indicates that it was his Eleventh. Also noted are the encores, which were Liszt's transcription of Schubert's 'Serenade', Tausig's transcription of Schumann's 'Kontrabandiste', and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 25 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: A Chopin mazurka and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, are noted as among three encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 28 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: 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.
January 30 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, 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.
February 2 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. Satina indicates that a Chopin Waltz in A flat major was on the program, but does not note its exact placement. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 8 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that the Bach-Liszt Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 opened this concert, however the attached review indicates that it was Mozart's Theme and Variations from the A major Sonata. 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, and the transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak are noted as the encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 12 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 13 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 15 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 17 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: 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.
February 20 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While the key of the Schubert Impromptu was consistently listed as A flat minor, Martyn (p. 434) confirms it was D. 899, no. 4. Satina was unsure whether a Chopin waltz was included on the program, although this is confirmed in the attached press clipping. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as the final encore in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 22 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The first attached review indicates that works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff's Humoresque, op. 10, no. 5, were encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 27 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording
Notes: Barrie Martyn questions if it was only the Prelude that was recorded here.
March 3 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: 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.
May 9 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this was a concert given by the University Music Society, and that the concert began at 2.30pm. The Prelude in G major, op. 32, no. 5, is noted as an encore after the concerto in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
July 17 1942
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: The second attached review indicates that Jascha Heifetz and his wife were among the audience. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.