Diary entries
March 8 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that the second Chopin Etude was possibly in C minor, op. 25 no. 12, and that end of the recital featured Liszt's Sonetto and Polonaise. In regard to the close of the program, however, the attached review indicates the Strauss-Godowsky transcription. The Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau in A minor could either be no. 2 or no. 6. The attached review refers to three pieces by Rachmaninoff, and at present this work is unknown. Of the encores, the transcription of Kreisler's Liebesleid is noted among them. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 9 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review indicates that a Chopin Waltz in A flat major, Schubert-Liszt's 'Das Wandern', Tchaikovsky's Troika, and Rachmaninoff's transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak were given as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 11 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 13 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 16 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that the Etude by Chopin was likely in E major, op. 10 no. 3. The attached review notes the encores as being Tchaikovsky (likely the Troika), Chopin's Waltz in C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2, and Rachmaninoff's transcription of Kreisler's Liebesleid. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 19 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The order of the Etudes-Tableaux is unknown as, also, is whether no. 2 or no. 6 was performed. At present, they are listed to conform with the order given on the program in New York on March 21. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 21 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina was unaware of the Etude-Tableau in E flat minor, op. 39, no. 5, being on this program. The program images are courtesy of the Carnegie Hall Rose Museum and Archives. The attached review indicates that Rachmaninoff played 8 encores at the end of this recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 23 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Two Chopin waltzes are noted among the encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 27 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed the Chopin etude was likely in E major, op. 10, no. 3. A Chopin waltz in A flat major is noted among three encores in the second attached review, which also indicates slight changes to the order of the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 28 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 30 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that the Chopin etude was likely in E major, op. 10, no. 3, and that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was played. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 31 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that the Chopin etude was likely in E major, op. 10, no. 3, which is perhaps confirmed by attached review comments. Encores are noted as Chopin Waltzes, op. 64, no. 2, and op. 64, no. 3, and Rachmaninoff's transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 2 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this was an afternoon concert, and that it was the first performance of the work by Aubert in New York. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 3 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 28, 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: This performance was not listed by Satina and, presumably, was therefore not included by Rachmaninoff in his notebook. Further doubt about Rachmaninoff's participation stemmed from him not being mentioned in the New York Times' review on April 29, and the noting of Paul Stassievitch appearing 'at short notice'; however it has been confirmed that Stassievitch replaced Alexander Siloti. Rachmaninoff performed two works with Auer in the first half of the concert.
October 29 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. Satina noted that this concert marked the first performance of Rachmaninoff’s transcriptions of the works by Schubert and Kreisler. While no review or press notice has been found for this concert (apart from the smallest reference in a society column, attached), it might be speculated that four pieces from Bach's Partita were played, as they were at the following concert, before the Allemande was dropped from most subsequent performances of the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 2 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. While in most following concerts only three pieces from the Bach Partita are noted in reviews and advance press notices, the attached review indicates that the Allemande was also played here. A Chopin mazurka was added as a final encore after the Sonata. The reviewer notes Rubinstein's transcription of the Turkish March from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens as an encore and, perhaps mistaking Mussorgsky's Hopak, also claims a work by Percy Grainger was played. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 3 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. Satina indicated that Schubert’s Impromptu and Medtner’s Fairy Tale were not mentioned in the review she had been sent, and that Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was not on the program. The attached review confirms the works by Schubert and Medtner, and also notes the encores as being Rubinstein's transcription of the Turkish March from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens and Rachmaninoff's transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 5 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. Tchaikovsky's Troika and Rubinstein's transcription of the Turkish March from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens are noted as encores in the first attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 8 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 10 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. While only three pieces from Bach's Partita were performed at later concerts (based on both advance program announcements and reviews), the attached press clipping indicates that the Allemande was also announced for this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 11 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. Satina indicated that the Sonata by Chopin was not mentioned in the review of this concert she had been sent, however it is noted in both of those attached. A Mazurka in A minor by Chopin, Rubinstein's transcription of the Turkish March from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens, and Tchaikovsky's Troika are noted as the encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 12 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. Satina indicated that Schubert’s Impromptu and Medtner’s Fairy Tale were not mentioned in the review she had been sent. She believed that Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was perhaps not on the program, however the attached press clipping indicates - perhaps hopefully - that it would be. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 16 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 17 1925
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Martyn (p. 434) indicates that the Schubert Impromptu was D. 899, no. 4. Satina indicated a possibility that this concert could have taken place on the 15th, according to her notes, however the attached press clippings indicate it took place on this date. No review has so far been located, however. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.