ɪn lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹˈætʃmɐnˌɪnɔfs dˈɛθ, hiː ænd vlˈædɪmˌɪɹ hˈoːɹoʊvˌɪts wɜːɹ æɾə pˈɑːɹɾi ænd plˈeɪd ðə pˈiːs, ðɪ ˈoʊnli tˈaɪm ðeɪ ˈɛvɚ dˈɪd.
In Los Angeles in the early 1940s, just before Rachmaninoff's death, he and Vladimir Horowitz were at a party and played the piece, the only time they ever did.