November 29 1916 (Julian calendar)

Satina notes that this was the first performance of the Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39, although it is pertinent that only 8 are included in the set: the manuscripts for nos. 5 and 9 bear the date 1917, so it is likely that one of these was not played. (Threlfall and Norris claim that no. 5 was performed at this concert.) Satina indicates that the program has been constructed from a review of both this concert and one on December 1, and that it’s not possible to ascertain if Rachmaninoff played 6 Preludes from op. 23 and 6 Preludes from op. 32, or only 6 in total (or whether there were 12 Preludes in total from the two nights). Satina also indicates that the Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op. 22, might have been performed at this concert. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.