Diary entries
March 14 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that Chopin's Scherzo no. 4 was also played at this recital, however it does not appear on the program, nor is it mentioned in the attached reviews. Two Chopin waltzes, Liszt's transcription of Chopin's 'Maiden's Wish', and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, are noted as the encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 18 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that the review of this concert she had been sent did not mention the opus number of the Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux, however they perhaps can be assumed given the works played in other concerts of the time. One of the attached review indicates that four encores were played, while another notes the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, as being among them. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 19 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Two works by Chopin are noted as encores in one of the attached reviews. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 20 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 23 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that this program was speculative as the review she had been sent mentioned only ‘7 pieces by Chopin and 4 by Liszt' without further details. Yet the attached review appears to confirm her thoughts. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 25 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 27 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: A Chopin waltz, the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and Liszt's transcription of Chopin's 'Maiden's Wish' are noted as encores in the attached reviews. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 29 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: A Chopin waltz and the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, are noted as among the encores in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 30 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review indicates that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was the final encore played. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 3 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that this program is speculative: the review she had been sent mentioned only ‘7 pieces by Chopin and 4 by Liszt' without further details. It seems likely she believed it was the same program as in early venues where this program was performed throughout the second half of March, and two nights later in New York. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 5 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review indicates that a 'half dozen' encores were played, however they are not named. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 25 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 28 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that in this concert only 3 Etudes-Tableaux were played, but their keys are not known. The details given here accord with other venues where Rachmaninoff played this program, although it could be that the three were the same as played at The Hague on November 5. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 1 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 2 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 5 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 8 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that in this concert only three Etudes-Tableaux were played, but their keys are not known. It could be that the program matched that given in The Hague on November 5. The attached review confirms that only 3 were played, but also makes reference to a different work by Liszt (Abendklänge, i.e., Harmonies du soir). LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 12 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While five Etudes-Tableaux, op. 33, were programmed, as with other concerts in this season, the attached reviews indicate only three were played. As keys were not given, it is unclear which of those in F minor, E flat minor, E flat major, G minor and C sharp minor, were left out. Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and his transcription of Mussorgsky's Hopak are noted as the encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 15 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as the encore in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 18 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that five Etudes-Tabelaux were programmed, however the attached review refers to five Preludes. The second attached press clipping indicates that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was not to be on the program, however there may have been a change of plan. The source for the amusing references about Rachmaninoff's address in the United States and his method of working can only be speculated on. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 19 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The works by Rachmaninoff are not mentioned in the first attached review, despite the reviewer highlighting the composer's music, however in the second review there is a reference to only three being played (it is not known which these were). The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as one of two encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 22 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 25 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that in this concert only 3 Etudes-Tableaux were played, but their keys are not known. The details given here accord with other venues Rachmaninoff played this program, but it could be that the three align with the program given in The Hague on November 5, or in Antwerp the following day. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 26 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 27 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 30 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 1 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: This program is speculative, as Satina indicates that she had neither a program nor a review. She writes that ‘we only assume that the same program as in Germany and Zurich was played’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: This program is speculative, as Satina indicates that she had neither a program nor a review. She writes that ‘we only assume that the same program as in Germany and Zurich was played’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 4 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 5 1930
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.