Washington, DC, USA
Constitution Hall
Impromptu
Scherzo in B minor, op. 20
Two Mazurkas
Tarantella
Nocturne in E flat major, op. 9, no. 2
Ballade no. 3 in A flat major, op. 47
Chopin
Intermission
Sonata in F minor, op. 57 (‘Appassionata’)
Beethoven
Invitation to the Dance
Weber-Tausig
Rachmaninoff's role
Solo Pianist
Notes
Satina believed that she had incomplete details for this unusual program, however the attached press clippings and reviews shed more light. Atypically, Rachmaninoff placed the Beethoven Sonata after interval, devoting the first half to seven works by Chopin. Yet in regard to these pieces, the press clippings diverge as to whether the third or fourth Ballade was played. The review of the Daily News notes the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and Tchaikovsky's Troika as among the encores, which also included 'Bizet, Schumann, and Godowsky'. Satina further noted about this recital: ‘A picture was taken without his knowledge by a newspaper man when he played the nocturne. It is one of the best pictures kept in Rachmaninoff’s Archives now.’ LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.