Recorded Personalities in Caricature (12)
WHO IS HE? — He has been described as "a little man with a lot of hair and a_ tremendous chest." The description is fitting. Physically he bears a remarkable resemblance to portraits of Beethoven (although the above caricature doesn’t bear this out altogether). When this similarity is pointed out to him, it is with an odd charm that he nods his head in agreement. There is no feigned modesty about him. In his days as a prodigy pianist — he made his debut in England at the age of about 10-heé used to levy a tax of a pound of sweets for every kiss bestowed on his female admirers. His early brilliance was as solid as the precocity of Mozart or Paganini-to-day he has a worldwide reputation as one of the most popular exponents of such varied composers as Beethoven, Dubussy, Brahms, and Chopin. He has visited New Zealand on various occasions.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 40, 29 March 1940, Page 27
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156Recorded Personalities in Caricature (12) New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 40, 29 March 1940, Page 27
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