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Writings, 1872-1958 (continued)
Writings about SR (continued)
BOX 51 Biographical Materials
BOX-FOLDER 51/15 Contents lists of much of the material in this subseries, prepared by Sophie Satin
BOX-FOLDER 51/16 Denierec, M. Rachmaninoff, as I Remember Him, after 1943
Typescript
In English.
BOX-FOLDER 51/17 Earle Ferris Company. Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff – Biography, circa 1948
Typescript
In English.
According to Sophie Satin, this biographical sketch was written for the Rachmaninoff Fund.
BOX-FOLDER 51/18 Gul'kevich, Anastasiia Rimskaia-Korsakova. V svoeĭ pervom turne po Rossii Sergieĭ Vasil'evich Rakhmaninov... (=In his first tour of Russia, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff...), circa 1944
Manuscript
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/19 Hirst, Arthur. Rachmaninoff the Man, undated
Typescript
In English.
BOX-FOLDER 51/20 Korzukhin, I. S. V. Rakhmaninov, 1918
Manuscript
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/21 L'vov, Lolliĭ. Rakhmaninov, 1934
Typescript
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/22 L'vov, Lolliĭ. Rakhmaninov, 1943
Manuscript
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/23 L'vov, Lolliĭ. Tam, gde zhil i tvoril Rakhmaninov (=There, where Rachmaninoff lived and created)
Typescripts
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/24 Mandrovskaia, Ol'ga. Iz dalekogo proshlogo (=From the distant past), 1945
Manuscript
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/25 Rashevskiĭ, N. S. V. Rakhmaninov, undated
Typescript
In Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 51/26 Satin, Sophie. S. V. Rachmaninoff, undated
Typescript
In English.
BOX-FOLDER 51/27 Satin, Sophie. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), circa 1945
This brief biographical sketch was written at the request of a Russian priest for a small magazine (Esperanto) in Australia.
BOX-FOLDER 51/28 Satin, Sophie. Sergieĭ Vasil'evich Rakhmaninov, 1948
Typescript, with annotations
In English.
Written for S. Bertensson and J. Leyda for the prologue of their book Sergei Rachmaninoff (1956)
BOX-FOLDER 51/29 Satin, Sophie. Written for Bertensson and Leyda, 1955
Typescript
In Russian.
Written for S. Bertensson and J. Leyda's 1956 biography of SR, but not used.
Includes the Russian text of F. Tiutchev's poem Silentium (one of SR's favorite Russian verses) and English translation by Vladimir Nabokov.
BOX-FOLDER 51/30 Somov, Evgeniĭ. Sergeĭ Vasil'evich Rakhmaninov (Kratkiĭ biograficheskiĭ ocherk) (=Sergei Vasil'evich Rachmaninoff. Brief biographical essay), 1946
Excerpt of article published in Satin's Pamiati Rakhmaninova (=Memoirs of Rachmaninoff)
BOX-FOLDER 51/31 Thorp, Abner and Jeanne. Memories of the Master, after 1943
Typescript
In English.
Wicker, Ireene. Rachmaninoff (Russian Composer and Pianist), undated
see Correspondence to SR: Wicker, Ireene
BOX-FOLDER 51/32 Miscellaneous posthumous memoirs about SR by M. Charles Foley, Josef Hofmann, Fëdor SHaliapin [Feodor Chaliapin], C. W. Spalding, and Julia Steinway
BOX 51-52 Text Material Related to Individual Works of SR
BOX-FOLDER 51/33 Aleko. Manuscript article about this work by L. Rimskiĭ, undated
Includes published version of article from Muzykal'naia ZHizn' (1972) and a program for the 1953 film version of the opera produced by Lenfilm.
BOX-FOLDER 51/34 The Bells, op. 35. Kolokola S. Rakhmaninova (=The Bells, by SR) by A. Al'shvang, 1940
Two copies
Includes German translations of lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 51/35 Capriccio on Gypsy Themes, op. 12
(2 items)
BOX-FOLDER 51/36 Concerto no. 1, op. 1
(10 items)
BOX-FOLDER 51/37 Concerto no. 2, op. 18
(27 items)
BOX-FOLDER 51/38 Concerto no. 3, op. 30
(21 items)
BOX-FOLDER 51/39 Concerto no. 4, op. 40. Article by René Lévy about this work that was originally published in La Revue musicale, 1931
In French.
Includes four small negative-image photoreproductions of SR's holograph corrections.
BOX-FOLDER 51/40 Elegiac Trio, 1892
(2 items)
BOX-FOLDER 51/41 Francesca da Rimini. Published Russian language libretto for, and a related article about the opera, published in conjunction with its performance at Moscow's Bol'shoĭ Teatr on 9 May 1956
Includes a photoreproduction of the accompanying concert program.
BOX-FOLDER 51/42 The Isle of the Dead, op. 29
(10 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/1 The Miserly Knight. English translation, prepared by Vladimir Nabokov of the text of Scene 2 (the Baron's aria, set in a cellar), 1942
BOX-FOLDER 52/2 Piano works, for two and four hands
(5 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/3 Prince Rostislav, 1891
(2 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/4 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43, November 1954
Typed transcription of an article by Richard Williams that was originally published in House Beautiful magazine.
BOX-FOLDER 52/5 The Rock, op. 7
(2 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/6 Songs. Annotated typed lists of songs
In English and Russian.
BOX-FOLDER 52/7 Spring, op. 20
(2 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/8 Symphonic Dances, op. 45
(13 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/9 Symphony ("Youth Symphony" [IUnosheskaia Simfoniia], 1891
(3 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/10 Symphony no. 1, op. 13
(75 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/11 Symphony no. 2, op. 27: General information, up until 1944
(22 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/12 Symphony no. 2, op. 27, circa 1945 and undated
(28 items)
BOX-FOLDER 52/13 Symphony no. 3, op. 44
(29 items)
BOX 52 Miscellaneous Publicity Material
BOX-FOLDER 52/14 Miscellaneous publicity material relating to editions and recordings of SR's works, undated
BOX 52 Writings of and about NR
BOX-FOLDER 52/15 Various materials
Contents:
  • Typed transcriptions of correspondence of Natalie Rachmaninoff (NR)
  • Miscellaneous unidentified correspondence
  • Miscellaneous documentation, including clippings of published articles about, and obituaries for NR
  • Typescript of, and material relating to, NR's radio broadcast (written by Arthur Lourié, and shared with Vladimir Horowitz) to the Soviet Union, 27 March 1947
  • Original typescript of an essay, in Russian , titled "Pamiati N. A. Rakhmaninovoĭ" (=In Memory of Natalie Rachmaninoff) by Lolliĭ L'vov, 3 February 1951
BOX 52 Official Documents, 1918-1938
Includes travel visas, power of attorney documents, passports, and SR's honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Nebraska.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 52/16 Travel visa for SR, NR and daughters, issued by the American Consulate General in Copenhagen, 17 September 1918
BOX-FOLDER 52/17 Certified copy of power of attorney document issued on behalf of SR's brother-in-law, Vladimir Satin, 16 April 1921
BOX-FOLDER 52/18 Copy of official document issued on behalf of Vladimir Satin, Emil Max Bölling and Wilhelm Baron Ungern-Sternberg, 7 May 1921
BOX-FOLDER 52/19 Diploma for the honorary Doctor of Music degree awarded to SR by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 24 January 1922
BOX-FOLDER 52/20 Power of attorney document, signed by SR on behalf of Vladimir Satin, 14 August 1922
BOX-FOLDER 52/21 Certificat d'identité for SR, issued by the Préfecture de Police, 2 October 1929
BOX-FOLDER 52/22 Passport for NR issued by the French Consulate at New York, 22 December 1938 and transit visa for NR issued by the Swiss government, Bern, 28 June 1939
BOX 52-53, 59, 61 Awards, Honors and Tributes, 1920-1974
In addition to certificates and awards, this series contains unique and elaborately decorated presentation volumes created in homage to SR and NR. There are also poems, congratulatory messages on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, and memorial concert programs.
BOX 52-53, 61 General Information and other Materials
BOX-FOLDER 52/23 List of awards and honors received by SR
(87 items)
Compiled by Sophie Satin.
BOX-FOLDER 61/1 Certificates from the American International Academy, 1937-1938
One certificate confers on SR an honorary life membership, 30 October 1937; and two documents of the Cross of Academic Honor, 16 November 1937 and 12 December 1938.
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