Diary entries
March 25 1928
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 29 1928
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
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 4 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Piano Roll Recording
Notes: It seems likely that this second recording on the day was made in New York, NY.
April 19 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 22 1928
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.
May 19 1928
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.
October 2 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 5 1928
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
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 10 1928
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
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 18 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 19 1928
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
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted that a Chopin nocturne had been played as an encore at this concert, which is confirmed by a review in the Haagsche Courant on October 23 that also indicates a further Chopin waltz was played at the end. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 23 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 25 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: A review in the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad on October 26 confirms the order of the program, but does not name the keys of Rachmaninoff's preludes (which may have been different to those noted by Satina on this tour). LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 29 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that the pieces by Liszt were not mentioned in the reviews she had received for this concert and the following concert in Amsterdam, but suspects that the works noted here were played. A review in De Avondpost on October 30 appears to indicate that only two of Rachmaninoff's Etudes-Tableaux were played, while also noting the inclusion of some preludes. The Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody is confirmed, and works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff are noted as encores. The Scarlatti Sonata in D minor was presumably L. 413, which Rachmaninoff recorded. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 30 1928
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that the pieces by Liszt were not mentioned in the reviews she had received for this concert or for the preceding concert in The Hague, but suspects that the works were played. A review in Het Volk on October 31 confirms the works by Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Liszt. 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
Notes: Satina was unable to find details for this concert, however the attached reviews appear to indicate that the program including Liszt's Dante Sonata played elsewhere on the tour - such as in Amsterdam on October 23 - was given here. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 3 1928
Notes: The details for this concert, of which Satina was unaware, are taken from the attached review. The exact details for the smaller works by Chopin, and Rachmaninoff's Preludes, are likely the same as those played elsewhere on the tour, such as in Amsterdam on October 23. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 5 1928
Notes: The details for this concert, of which Satina was unaware, are taken from the attached review. It is likely the details for the smaller works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff are the same as played elsewhere on this tour, such as in Amsterdam on October 23. The attached press clipping indicates the concert took place in the 'Konzerthaus an der Goethebrücke' [Concert House by the Goethe Bridge], the history of which appears untraceable at present, and which perhaps no longer stands. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 7 1928
Notes: Satina was unable to fine details for this recital, which are taken from the attached review. While the smaller works by Chopin that appeared on this program in other cities on the tour are not mentioned, it could be presumed that they were also played here. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.