Diary entries
March 17 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The second attached review outlines the encores played, and also points toward the Chopin etudes played in other concerts at this time: Mendelssohn's Spinning Song followed the Rondo Capriccioso, Chopin's Etude in G flat major, op. 10, no. 5, and Etude in G flat major, op. 25, no. 9, followed the Chopin group, and at the end his own Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, Paderewski's Minuet, and the Polka de W.R. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 19 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The first attached review notes encores as being a Chopin waltz (likely after the Chopin group), Paderewski's Minuet, Tchaikovsky's Troika, an apparent 'improvisation' on one of his own songs, the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and Polichinelle, op. 3, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 21 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 7 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist and Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina indicated that this was a Rachmaninoff Festival Concert. Instead of The Bells, which was to have been conducted by Rachmaninoff, Damrosch conducted the Spring Cantata. The first attached review notes that Rachmaninoff had 'neurosis' of the arm, although both also indicate that Rachmaninoff felt unable to both conduct and play in the same concert. One of the songs appears to have been 'Spring Waters', op. 14, no. 11, while a further fourth song, which is noted as an encore, could have been op. 4, no. 4. Royal Dadmun is noted as a late replacement for Georges Baklanov. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
June 3 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicated that this was the 46th Meeting and Concert of the Litchfield County Choral Union, and that the orchestra comprised 75 players from New York City. She was unsure of the conductors, however the attached reviews provide clarity. Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as the encore. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
June 30 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina was unable to find any details of this concert, but Apetian believed it was a 'mixed concert' in which Rachmaninoff played 5 works, the names of which she did not know. Michael Scott in his book (2008) cited the name of the hotel, further indicating that Enrico Caruso performed at the event, also indicating that it was a 'special benefit given for Victor artists for the National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers' (p. 170). These details are confirmed in the attached press clipping, while the third attached review gives the most detailed account of what was played. Debussy's Cakewalk and Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, appear to have been given as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 11 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 14 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted that material she had sent about the concert appeared to be incomplete, mentioning only the Beethoven and the Mendelssohn, but in relation to works by Rachmaninoff mentioning two Etudes-Tableaux. This is perhaps the same press clipping that is attached. The attached reviews provide almost no detail on the works played. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 15 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina pondered whether Grieg’s ‘On the Mountains’ was played in this recital, which is confirmed in the second attached review. It is not clear which works by Rachmaninoff were played, with Satina wondering if the Polichinelle replaced the Etudes-Tableaux, as in other venues. A seventh Mendelssohn work is noted as an encore (possibly the Spinning Song), while the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was given at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 16 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted an awareness that Rachmaninoff played different works of his own than originally scheduled, substituting the Polichinelle and Barcarolle. Mendelssohn's Spinning Song is noted as an encore after the other Mendelssohn works. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 18 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While most subsequent programs indicate five of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Word, the attached press clipping and review indicate six were programmed and played. A further work, Spinning Song, was played as an encore at the end of this group, while the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was played at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 22 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted awareness that Rachmaninoff had originally programmed different works of his own for this recital, later substituting his Polichinelle and Barcarolle. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 23 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While the attached press clipping indicates the Chopin Waltz was placed before the Barcarolle, the attached reviews all indicate the order being reversed. Encores noted were Mendelssohn's Hunting Song after the Debussy pieces, Chopin's Waltz in C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2, and Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, after the Chopin group, and a Mazurka 'in C sharp' by Chopin at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 24 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that Rachmaninoff’s Polichinelle, op. 3, no. 4, was apparently added to the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 26 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached reviews indicate that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was given as an encore after the Mendelssohn group, Chopin's Waltz in G flat major, op. 70, no. 1, and C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2 (referred to as 'C minor'), after the Chopin group, and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, as one of two encores at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 28 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina wrote that Rachmaninoff played his Polichinelle, op. 3, no. 4, and his Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, instead of the two works listed in the program, which is confirmed by the attached review. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, which had been listed, was played as an encore. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 30 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina writes that Rachmaninoff apparently played his Polichinelle, op. 3, no. 4, and his Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, instead of the two works listed in the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 3 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 5 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Mendelssohn's Spinning Song is noted in the attached reviews as an encore after the Mendelssohn group, while the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was among the encores at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 8 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was played in the bracket of his own works, however the attached review appears to place it after the Chopin works. A Chopin mazurka is noted as one of two encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 10 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The first attached review indicates that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was played as an encore after the Mendelssohn group, and that Chopin's Ballade replaced the advertised Barcarolle. Chopin's Waltz in G flat major, op. 70, no. 1, was given an encore after the programmed waltz. The other reviews indicate that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was given as an encore at the end of the recital, apparently also with more waltzes by Chopin. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 15 1920
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached reviews indicate that Mendelssohn's Spinning Song was given as an encore after the Mendelssohn group, Chopin's Waltz in C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 1, after the Chopin group, and at the end Chopin's Waltz in G flat major (referred to as 'G major') and Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2. Satina believed that a work by Grieg was on the program, as well as different works by Rachmaninoff, however the attached press clippings and reviews indicate otherwise. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.