Ignaz Friedman's Concert Programs 1937-1940

note: a date followed by the letter 'r' indicates date of a published review.

• 1937
  • Jan 17 New York (Wash. Irving H.S.) Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Haydn:Variations, Hummel: Rondo, Beethoven op,126#4, Chopin: Nocturne op. 55#2, Ballade op. 23, Polonaise in Bb, Mazurka 41#1, Etudes 25#6, 10#5, Andante Spianato & Polonaise, Etude 25#9, Debussy: Soiree, Ravel: Jeux d'eau, Scriabin: Prelude, Poldini: Etude, Friedman: Wiener Tanz, Lisszt: Venezia e Napoli.
  • Jan 24 Milwaukee: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 9#3, Mazurkas (2), Preludes (4), Fantasie, Barcarolle, Valse (2), Impromptu op. 36, Polonaise op. 53
  • Jan 29 Detroit: Chopin
  • Feb 2 Chicago: Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Etudes (25#6), Brahms: Handel Variations, Liszt: Venezia e Napoli, encores: 12
  • Feb 15 Winnipeg: Garbusova - Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Chopin: Nocturne op. 62, Mazurkas (2), Ballade, Etudes (4), Saint Saens : Cello Sonata in c op.33.
  • Feb 19 Detroit: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Beethoven: Sonata op. 90, Chopin: Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurka c#, Valse op. 42, Polonaise in Bb, Barcarolle, Etudes 25#9, 10#5, Friedman: Wiener Tanz (2), Liszt: Venezia e Napoli
  • Feb 27 New York: Brahms: Handel Variations, Chopin: Polonaise, Mazurka, Sonata op. 58, Schumann: Kreisleriana. actually played Bach-Busoni:Chaconne, Chopin 58, Kreisleriana, Brahms Handel.
  • Apr 13 Brussels: Chopin: Polonaise in Bb, Preludes nos. (4), Sonata op. 58, Mazurkas (2), Nocturne op. 62, Valses (2), Etudes (4), Impromptu op. 36, Berceuse, Andante Spianato & Polonaise
  • July 14 Siusi.
  • Oct 27 Oslo: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 62#2, Mazurkas 33#2,4, Ecossaises, Ballade op. 47, Polonaise in Bb, Impromptu op. 29, Valse 64#2, 69#1, Scherzo 54, Etudes 10#6,5
  • Oct 29 Oslo: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Ballade op. 52, Nocturne op. 9#3, Valse 34#1, e, Impromptu op. 36, Mazurkas 56#1, 63#2, Etudes 10#3, 12, 25#8,11, Andante Spianato & Polonaise
  • Oct 31 Oslo: Chopin: Impromptu op. 51, Nocturne op. 55#2, Fantasie, Barcarolle, Mazurkas 7#1,2,3, Polonaise Fantasy, Scherzo 31, Ballade op. 38, Etudes 25#1, 2, 3, 4, Nouvelle Etude 3, Valse 64, 42
  • Nov 3 Oslo: Chopin: Sonata op. 35, Polonaise 26#2, Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurkas 41#1, 6#1, Ballade op. 23, Impromptu op. 66, Etudes 25#7,9, Scherzo op. 39, Polonaise op. 53
  • Nov 16 Stockholm: Chopin: Polonaise 26#2, 24 Preludes, Sonata op. 35, Nocturne op. 9#3, Valse 34#1, e, Mazurka 63#3, 33#4, Scherzo op. 39, Etudes 10#6, 3, 5
  • Nov 22 Stockholm: Chopin:4 Ballade op. s, Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 55#2, Valse op. 42, 64#2, Berceuse, Mazurkas 24#4,B, Impromptu op. 51, Polonaise op. 53
  • Nov 26 Stockholm: Chopin: Polonaise Fantasy, Etudes 25# 1,2,3,6,7,9, Fantasia, Nocturne op. E (Eb?), Barcarolle, Scherzo op. 20, Impromptu op.s 36,66, Mazurkas 33#2,?, Andante Spianato & Polonaise
  • Dec 1 Malmo: Chopin: Polonaise 26#2, 24 Preludes, Sonata op. 35, Nocturne op. 9#3, Valse 34#1, e, Mazurka 63#3, 33#4, Scherzo op. 39, Etudes 10#6, 3, 5
  • Dec 6 Copenhagen: Chopin: Polonaise 26#2, 24 Preludes, Nocturne op. 62#2, Valse 34#1, e, Ballade op. 52, Scherzo op. 39, Berceuse, Impromptu op. 66, Mazurkas (2), Etudes 25 (5)
  • Dec 10 Vienna: Chopin: Polonaise 26#2, 24 Preludes, Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 62#2, Mazurkas c#,B, Valse 34#1, e, Ballade op. 52, Etudes (4)
• 1938
  • Jan 10 Budapest
  • Jan 18 Krakow: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Gluck: Ballet, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Nocturne op. 9#3, Ballade op. 23, Polonaise 26#2
  • Jan 20 Lwow: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Gluck: Ballet, Hummel: Rondo,Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann, Chopin
  • Jan 30 Helsinki: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 62#2, Mazurkas 33#2,4, Ecossaises, Ballade op. 47, Polonaise in Bb, Impromptu op. 29, Valse 64#2, 69#1, Scherzo 54, Etudes 10#6, 5,
  • Feb 1 Helsinki: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Ballade op. 52, Nocturne op. 9#3, Valse 34#1, e, Scherzo op. 20, Impromptu op. 36, Mazurka 56#1, 63#2, Etudes 10#3,12, 25#8, 11, Andante Spianato & Polonaise
  • Feb 3 Helsinki: Chopin: Sonata op. 35, Polonaise 26#2, Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurkas 41#1, 6#1, Ballade op. 23, Impromptu op. 66, Etudes 25#7, 9, Scherzo op. 39, Polonaise op. 53,
  • Feb Tallinn
  • Feb 8 Budapest
  • Feb 9 Vienna: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Hummel: Rondo, Brahms: Handel Variations, Schumann: Carnaval, Nocturne op. 55#2, Ballade op. 23, Valse op. 42, Mazurkas (2), Andante Spianato & Polonaise
  • Feb 23 Newcastle: Chopin: Preludes nos. (6), Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op.s (Eb), Mazurkas, Valses, Ballade op. 52, Scherzo op. 20, Etudes. Encores: Valse 64#2,
  • Feb 27 Paris
  • Mar 2 Bradford
  • Mar 6 London
  • Mar 7 Brussels
  • Mar 9 Haag: Chopin: Sonata op. 35, Impromptu op. 29, Mazurka, Ballade op. 47, encore: Mendelssohn: Scherzo
  • Mar 11 Laren
  • Mar 13, 16:17 Haag
  • Mar 23, 24, 26 Milano
  • Apr 17 Brussels: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Beethoven: Bagatelle 126#4, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Nocturne op. B, Ballade op. 23, Valse op. 42, Mazurkas (2), Etudes (3)
  • May 3 Jerusalem: Palestine Orch, Sargent- Liszt: Concerto 1
  • May 5 Haifa: Palestine Orch, Sargent- Liszt: Concerto 1
  • May 7 Tel Aviv: Palestine Orch, Sargent- Liszt: Concerto 1
  • May 8 Tel Aviv: Palestine Orch, Sargent- Liszt: Concerto 1 (workers)
  • May 12 Tel Aviv: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Gluck, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Chopin, Schumann,
  • May 16 Cairo: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Gluck-Brahms: Gavotte, Gluck-Friedman: Ballet, Hummel: Rondo, Schumann: Kreisleriana. enc.: Mendelssohn: Schero. Chopin: Polonaise in Bb, Nocturne op. 55#2, Valse op.16 [sic], Ballade op. 23, Mazurkas (2), Etudes op.25 (3).
  • May 24r Milano: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 62, Ballade op. 47,Impromptu op. 29,
  • May 24 Milano: Chopin: Polonaise in Bb, 24 Preludes, Ballade op. 52, Nocturne,
  • May 26? Milano: Chopin
  • May 28 Brussels: Orch. Defauw - Brahms: Concerto 1
  • Sep 22:4 Copenhagen
  • Sep 27 Trondheim: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Nocturne op. 55#2, Ballade op. 23, Polonaise op. 53, Valse 34#3, Mazurkas (2), Etudes 25 (3)
  • Sep 29 Trondheim: Chopin
  • Oct 7 Oslo: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Nocturne op. 55#2, Ballade op. 23, Polonaise op. 53, Valse 34#3, Mazurkas (2), Etudes 25 (3)
  • Oct 9 Oslo
  • Oct 11 Bergen: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Hummel: Rondo, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Nocturne op. 55#2, Ballade op. 23, Polonaise op. 53, Valse 34#3, Mazurkas (2), Etudes 25 (3)
  • Oct 12 Bergen: Chopin
  • Oct 18 Reykjavik: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 62#2, Mazurkas 33#2,4, Ecossiases (2), Ballade op. 47, Polonaise in Bb, Impromptu op. 29, Valse 64#2, 69#1, Scherzo 54, Etudes 10#6,5,
  • Oct 20 Reykjavik: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Ballade op. 52, Nocturne op. 9#3, Valse 34#1, e, Scherzo op. 20, Impromptu op. 36, Mazurkas 56#1, 63#2, Etudes 10#3, 12, 25#8, 1, Andante Spianato & Polonaise
  • Oct 25 Reykjavik: Chopin: Impromptu op. 51, Nocturne op. 55#2, Fantasie, Berceuse, Barcarole, Mazurkas 7#1,2,3, Polonaise Fantasy, Scherzo 31, Ballade op. 38, Etudes 25#1, 2, 3, 4, Nouvelle Etude 3, Valse 64#1, 42
  • Oct 27 Reykjavik: Chopin: Sonata op. 35, Polonaise 26#2, Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurkas 41#1, 6#1, Ballade op. 23, Impromptu op. 66, Etudes 25#7, 9, Scherzo op. 39, Polonaise op. 53
  • Nov 1 Reykjavik: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Nocturne op. 15#2, Valse 34#3, Polonaise op. 53, Friedman: Wiener Tanz (2)
  • Nov 9 Bergen
  • Nov 11 Oslo (charity concert)
  • Nov 25 Copenhagen: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 55#2, Valse 34#3, Ballade op. 47, Impromptu op. 36, Polonaise in Bb, Mazurka 33#4, Etudes 10 (2), Sonata op. 35
  • Nov 27 Malmo: Orch., Schneevoigt - Brahms: Concerto 1
  • Nov 28 Gothenberg: Radio orch., Eckerberg - Chopin: Concerto 1
  • Nov 28? Borga: Haydn: Variations f, Gluck: Gavotte, Beethoven: Ecossaises, Schumann: Carnaval, Chopin: Nocturne op. 55#2, Mazurka, Etude, Ballade op. 47, Friedman: Wiener Tanz (2)
  • Dec 2 Helsinki: Orch- Brahms: Concerto 1
  • Dec 4 Helsinki: Orch- Chopin: Concerto 1, Palmgren: Der Fluss
  • Dec 7 Riga: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Nocturne op. B,
  • Dec 8 Helsinki: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Haydn: Variaions, Gluck: Gavotte, Beethoven: Ecossaisen, Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Chopin: Impromptu op. 51, Nocturne op. 55#2, Valse op. 42, Fantasie, Friedman: Wiener Tanz (2)
  • Dec 9 Helsinki (as 8th?)
  • Dec 12 Lodz
  • Dec 13 Riga
  • Dec 14 Vilna
  • Dec 15 Krakow: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 55#2, Valse Ab, Mazurkas (2), Polonaise 26#2, Etudes (3)
  • Dec 16 Katowice
• 1939
  • Jan 29 Paris: Orch.Symph. de Paris- Morel : Liszt: Concerto 1
  • Feb 7 Amsterdam: Chopin: Barcarolle, Ballade op. 47,
  • Feb 12 Haag: Preludes nos. 20,3,15,5,24, Mazurkas (2), Ballade op. s(2), Nocturne op. 55#2, Etudes 10#5, 25#6, 9, Impromptu op., Berceuse, Scherzo op. 20, Polonaise in Bb, Barcarolle, encore: Mendelssohn: Scherzo
  • Feb 15 Amsterdam
  • Feb 19 Vilna
  • Feb 20 Warsaw
  • Feb 21? Lvov
  • Feb 21 Krakow: Haydn: Variations, Gluck: Gavotte, Hummel: Rondo, Schumann: Carnaval, Chopin: Sonata op. 35, Friedman: Wiener Tanz (2)
  • Feb 23 Lodz
  • Feb 26 Budapest: Chopin 4 evenings
  • Feb 28 Budapest
  • Mar 3,6, Bucarest
  • Mar 9 Cernauti
  • Mar 10 Iassi
  • Mar 15 Istanbul
  • Mar 19 Budapest
  • Mar 21 Budapest
  • Mar 23:4 Belgrade
  • Apr 3 Paris: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Haydn: Variations, Gluck-Brahms: Gavotte, Hummel: Rondo, Schumann: Carnaval, Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Nocturne op. 55#2,
    Mazurkas 33#4, 24#4, Etudes (4).
  • Apr 20 Warsaw
  • Nov 20r Budapest: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Ballade, Valse, Mazurkas, Etudes, Sonata op. 58
  • Dec 14 Amsterdam: Conc.,van Beinum - Chopin: Concerto 1
  • Dec 16 Haag: Conc.,van Beinum - Chopin: Concerto 1
• 1940 Europe
  • Jan 12 Trondheim: Haydn: Variations, Beethoven: Sonata op. 57, Chopin: Sonata op. 58, Mazurka, Valses, Prelude, Friedman:.
  • Jan 16 Bergen: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, 24 Preludes, 4 Ballades
  • Jan 17 Bergen: Brahms: Handel Variations, Chopin: Nocturne in B, Barcarolle, Mazurkas 33#2, Etudes 25#8,9, Schumann: Carnaval
  • Jan 19 Goteborg: Orch- Ansermet: Brahms: Concerto 1
  • Jan 25 Copenhagen: Radio Orch., Busch - Chopin: Concerto 1
  • Jan 31 Oslo: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, 24 Preludes, 4 Ballades
  • Feb 6 Oslo: Chopin: Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurkas 63#3, 24#4, Barcarolle, Valse op. 42, Sonata op. 35, Etudes 25#1,2,3,4,8, 10#3, 25#6,9, 7, 10#12,7,5,
  • Feb 9 Copenhagen: Chopin: Sonata op. 58, 24 Preludes, 4 Ballades
  • Feb 19 Copenhagen: Chopin: Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurkas 63#3, 24#4, Barcarolle, Polonaise in Bb, Valse op. 42, Sonata op. 35, Etudes (12)
  • Feb 24 Stockholm: Orch., Busch - Tchaikovsky: Concerto 1
  • Feb 25 Stockholm: Orch., Busch - Tchaikovsky: Concerto 1
  • Mar 1 Stockholm: Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Brahms: Handel Variations, Chopin: Nocturne op. 62#1, Mazurkas 63#3, 24#4, Valse op. 42, Polonaise in Bb, Barcarolle, Etudes 25#6,9, encore: 10#12,5, Schumann: Carnaval,
  • Mar 5 Amsterdam: Conc.Orch, van Beinum - Chopin: Concerto 2 (benefit to help Polish refugees)
  • Mar 25 Madrid: Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Beethoven: Sonata op. 57, Chopin: Etude 25#6, F, Nocturne op. B, Mazurkas.
  • Mar 28 San Sebastian: Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Beethoven: Sonata op. 57, Chopin: Etude 25#6, F, Nocturne op. B, Mazurkas.
  • Mar 29 Madrid
  • Mar 30 Barcelona: Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Beethoven: Sonata op. 57, Chopin: Etude 25#6, F, Nocturne op. B, Mazurkas.
  • Apr 2 Barcelona: Chopin
  • Apr 4 Valencia: Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Beethoven: Sonata op. 57, Chopin: Etude 25#6, F, Nocturne op. B, Mazurkas.
  • Apr 9 Lisbon: Bach-Busoni: Chaconne, Mozart: Rondo K. 511, Haydn: Variations f, Hummel: Rondo, Beethoven: Bagatelle, Schumann: Kreisleriana, Chopin: Barcarolle, Nocturne op. 9, Fantasia, Valse 64#2, Ballade op. 47.
  • May 3 Marseilles: sails to Sydney

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