December 5 1936

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Bach-Liszt
Sonata in E major, op. 109
Beethoven
Polonaise in C minor, op. 40, no. 2
Nocturne in D flat major, op. 27, no. 2
Mazurka in F minor, op. 7, no. 3
Rondo in E flat major, op. 16
Chopin
Etude-Tableau in C sharp minor, op. 33
Etude-Tableau in G minor, op. 33
Etude-Tableau in E flat minor, op. 33
Etude-Tableau in E flat major, op. 33
Rachmaninoff
Sonetto del Petrarca, no. 104
Liszt
Magic Fire Music, from Valkyrie
Wagner-Brassin
Etude in E major, no. 5
Paganini-Liszt
Rachmaninoff's role
Solo Pianist
Notes
Regarding the comment of Olin Downes questioning why Rachmaninoff often did not give specific details of small pieces in programs, both by himself and by composers such as Chopin, it has been suggested that it was to give the pianist an element of spontaneity in what he performed. Nevertheless, Downes' view was likely shared by numerous others. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.