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Haurongo: Davies, Dorothy Ida

Davies recalling pianist Artur Schnabel

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Hear Dorothy Davies interviewed for 'Radio digest' about her recollections of the pianist Artur Schnabel, on the occasion of his death in August 1951. She found Schnabel an inspired performer and teacher, but she confessed to no great liking for his own compositions. (4 min 5 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D5298

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Louise Buckingham. 'Davies, Dorothy Ida', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/131/davies-recalling-pianist-artur-schnabel (accessed 4 June 2026).