Diary entries

November 30 1923

Williamsport, PA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 2 1923

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. Satina also writes that a laurel wreath was presented to Rachmaninoff from the Moscow Art Theatre ‘with love and admiration’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 4 1923

Detroit, MI, USA
Orchestra Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted among the encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 5 1923

Toledo, OH, USA
Rivoli Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The two attached press clippings confirm the date and location of this concert, however a review has so far not been located. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 11 1923

Brooklyn, NY, USA
The Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. According to the first attached review, the Chopin nocturne was the one known as 'Tuberose', meaning op. 62, no. 1. The reviews notes a Chopin waltz was played as an encore after the Chopin group, while the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was included among the encores at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 12 1923

Utica, NY, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 23 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

December 27 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

December 28 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

December 31 1923

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: Recorded at Trinity Church.

January 3 1924

Camden, NJ, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: Recorded at Trinity Church.

January 14 1924

Atlanta, GA, USA
Wesley Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as the first of the encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 15 1924

Birmingham, AL, USA
Masonic Temple Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. A Chopin waltz in A flat major is noted as an encore after the Chopin group, while the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and Chopin's Waltz in D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1, are noted as encores at the end in the attached reviews. The second attached review refers to the 'Waldteufel' Waltz at the end, likely in error. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 16 1924

Memphis, TN, USA
Lyric Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. Satina believed that the Strauss-Tausig 'Waltz' which ended this concert could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, however the attached review provides clarity. A Chopin waltz in A flat major is noted as an encore in the middle of the recital, while the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as the first of the encores at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 24 1924

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 25 1924

Baltimore, MD, USA
Lyric Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. Satina believed that the program at this concert included a waltz by Chopin in A flat major, which the attached review confirms was an encore given after the Chopin group. Rachmaninoff's Serenade, op. 3, no. 5, is noted as the first of the encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 28 1924

Hartford, CT, USA
Parsons' Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The attached review indicates that a Chopin waltz was played as an encore after the Scherzo, and that encores at the end of the recital were Rachmaninoff's Serenade, op. 3, no. 5, Chopin's Waltz in D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1, and Dohnányi's Etude. The transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak was played twice. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 29 1924

Springfield, MA, USA
Springfield Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The attached reviews note that Chopin's Waltzes in A flat major and D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1, and Rachmaninoff's Serenade, op. 3, no. 5, and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, were played as encores. The second review indicates that the transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak was played twice. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 31 1924

Wilmington, DE, USA
The Playhouse

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina believed that works by Scriabin were played at the end of this recital, however the attached reviews and press clipping indicate that it closed with Liszt. A Chopin mazurka in C sharp is noted as an encore in the middle of the recital, while Tchaikovsky's Humoresque and Chopin's Waltz in D flat major ('Minute'), op. 64, no. 1, are noted as encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 4 1924

Hamilton, OH, USA
High School Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that the waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 5 1924

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Emery Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The second attached review indicates that Chopin's Waltzes in A flat major, op. 64, no. 3, and D flat major, op. 64, no. 1, were played as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 6 1924

St Louis, MO, USA
Odeon Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina noted that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. The attached reviews indicate that a Chopin waltz in A flat major and Dohnányi's Etude were played as encores after the Chopin group, while at the close of the recital a Chopin mazurka, Chopin's Waltz in D flat major ('Minute') op. 64, no. 1, Rachmaninoff's Serenade, op. 3, no. 5, and Tchaikovsky's Humoresque were given. The second attached review indicates that Rachmaninoff's transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak was played twice. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 8 1924

Peoria, IL, USA

Notes: No details.

February 10 1924

Davenport, IA, USA
New Eagle Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that the waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. A Chopin waltz in A flat major is noted as an encore after the Chopin group in the attached review, while a Chopin mazurka and the Waltz in D flat major, op. 64, no. 1 ('Minute'), are noted as the encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 12 1924

Kansas City, MO, USA
Convention Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is possible that the Scriabin Etude was D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12, which Satina believed was played at concerts in late January and February. The attached review indicates that Chopin's Waltz in E flat major, op. 18, was played as an encore after the Chopin group, and that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and a work by Tchaikovsky were among the encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 13 1924

Lincoln, NE, USA
Lincoln Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicated that the waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. While the program referred to 'nine' preludes by Scriabin, the first attached review indicates that there were eight preludes and an etude. A Chopin waltz is noted as an encore during the concert (likely after the Chopin group, although the second review places it elsewhere), and a Chopin mazurka was played as an encore at the end of the concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 15 1924

Milwaukee, WI, USA
Pabst Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 17 1924

Chicago, IL, USA
Auditorium Theater

Notes: No details, although, based on the brief review from the Chicago Tribune, the program might have been the same as in Milwaukee, WI, on February 15. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 20 1924

Washington, DC, USA
Poli's Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: A Chopin Waltz in A flat major is noted as an encore after the Chopin group in the attached reviews, which also indicate a Chopin Mazurka in A flat major, Dohnányi's Etude and Tchaikovsky's Humoresque were played at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 21 1924

Trenton, NJ, USA
Crescent Temple

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina noted that the program she was sent for this concert was incomplete. The waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. The attached review and press clipping add a couple of works Satina was not aware of. The reference to 'nine' preludes of Scriabin is likely a conflation of the eight preludes and etude played in New York subsequently, and which had featured at the concert in Lincoln on February 13. Liszt's Liebestraum no. 3 and Chopin's Waltz in D flat major (likely op. 64, no. 1) are noted as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.