Diary entries

March 22 1928

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

March 25 1928

Boston, MA, USA
Symphony Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina was unaware of the details for the Chopin pieces, but these have been confirmed by the attached review. The encores are noted as Tchaikovsky's Troika, Rachmaninoff's transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak, and his Preludes in G minor, op. 23, no. 5, and C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 27 1928

New York, NY, USA
Piano Roll Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Piano Roll Recording

March 29 1928

Westfield, NJ, USA
Roosevelt School

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The attached press clipping notes that the program played was the same as for New York the following evening. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 31 1928

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 4 1928

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 4 1928

New York, NY, USA
Piano Roll Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Piano Roll Recording

Notes: It seems likely that this second recording on the day was made in New York, NY.

April 11 1928

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

April 19 1928

Short Hills, NJ, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 22 1928

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina noted that this was Rachmaninoff’s third appearance in New York in the Spring of 1928, and that the concert was a benefit for Russian war invalids abroad, raising $4,635. In the attached review, however, Olin Downes indicates a figure of over $6,000 was raised. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 25 1928

New York, NY, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

May 19 1928

London, England
Queen’s Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: While Satina did not provide any information about the Rachmaninoff Preludes, the attached review indicates their keys. It is not clear, however, whether the C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was played as the encore. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

September 14 1928

Berlin, Germany
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

September 15 1928

Berlin, Germany
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

October 2 1928

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 5 1928

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor is presumably L. 413, which he recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 9 1928

Oslo, Norway

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 10 1928

Bergen, Norway

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor was presumably L. 413, which he recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 16 1928

Stockholm, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 18 1928

Uppsala, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 19 1928

Stockholm, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor was presumably L. 413, which he recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 22 1928

The Hague, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that a Chopin Nocturne appears to have been played as an encore at this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 23 1928

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 25 1928

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 29 1928

The Hague, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that the pieces by Liszt were not mentioned in the reviews she received for this concert and the following concert in Amsterdam, but suspects that the works were played. The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor was presumably L. 413, which he recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 30 1928

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that the pieces by Liszt were not mentioned in the reviews she received for this concert or for the preceding concert in The Hague, but suspects that the works were played. The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor was presumably L. 413, which he recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 1 1928

Hamburg, Germany

Notes: No details.

November 3 1928

Cologne, Germany

Notes: No details.

November 5 1928

Hannover, Germany

Notes: No details.

November 7 1928

Frankfurt, Germany

Notes: No details.