New York Debut All-Russian Program Entered from booking ledger and New York Times concert listing and review. According to the review, Grechaninov's "With Black Beads" was announced as a "first performance". This work could not be conclusively identified in Grechaninov's catalog, and has been recorded here as a New York premiere. NEW YORK PREMIERE of Alexander Grechaninov's WITH BLACK BEADS "CONCERT AND OPERA PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK." New York Times (1923-Current file), Apr 17 1960, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 21 Jan. 2021 . Briggs, John. "RUSSIAN WORKS SUNG BY IRINA GSOVSKAYA." New York Times (1923-Current file), Apr 20 1960, p. 45. ProQuest. Web. 21 Jan. 2021 .