Conservatory, Small Hall
St Petersburg, Russia
Rachmaninoff's role
Chamber Musician
Notes
Satina indicated that the same program was given here as in the concert in Moscow, October 24 1916, (and, therefore, Kyiv, January 20 1917), however in noting the possible addition of ‘How fair this spot’, op. 21, no. 7, and ‘When Yesterday we met’, op. 26, no. 13, ‘and possibly some others’ she likely realised there was an issue with her assertion. Asafiev, in a review in Muzikalny Sovremennik, 1916, no. 5/6, p. 14, notes both of these songs, thereby confirming their inclusion. His review does not mention 'Arion', op. 34, no. 5, 'What Happiness', op. 34, no. 12, or 'Dissonance', op. 34, no. 13. Timofeev, in his review in Rech on November 1, notes that both Koshetz and Rachmaninoff performed eighteen songs in total, and at present it is not possible to know which of the songs not named by Asafiev made up the numbers. Timofeev also indicates that Koshetz and Rachmaninoff performed 'наизуст' ['by heart', i.e., without music]. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
Performers
A Siloti’s Chamber Music Concerts. Nina Koshetz, soprano. Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano.
‘There are many sounds’, op. 26, no. 1
‘The Muse’, op. 34, no. 1
‘He took all from me’, op. 26, no. 2
‘Arion’, op. 34, no. 5
‘The migrant wind’, op. 34, no. 4
‘What happiness’, op. 34, no. 12
Rachmaninoff
‘Before my window’, op. 26, no. 10
‘Fragment from de Musset’, op. 21, no. 6
‘I remember that day’, op. 34, no. 10
‘It cannot be’, op. 34, no. 7
‘To the children’, op. 26, no. 7
‘Dissonance’, op. 34, no. 13
Rachmaninoff
Six songs, op. 38
Rachmaninoff