The Odd One Out

[Opus106]

Yes, they are/were both composer and conductor. But given that, what makes one different from the rest?

No GMG member has a recording of Mahler conducting.

[springrite]

No GMG member has a recording of Mahler conducting.

Even the worst CDCDCD sufferer can't claim to have one! Ugh!

Now, think not of how we think of them. Think of how each think of themselves... (hint hint)

[TheGSMoeller]

Dowland, Cage, Bull, Hovhanass, Adams 

[North Star]

"John" Hovhaness...

[TheGSMoeller]

"John" Hovhaness...

That does have a nice ring to it.

[Brian]

Dowland, Cage, Bull, Hovhanass, Adams 

Only one's spelled wrong

[TheGSMoeller]

Only one's spelled wrong

I noticed after I posted, my iPhone had autofill with "ass" instead of "ess", I guess I had donkeys on my mind.

[springrite]

Furtwangler, Salonen, Mahler, Boulez, Walter

Though all are famous conductors, the first four considers themselves to be a composer first and foremost, and a conductor on the side. Walter, however, considered himself a conductor first and foremost and a composer on the side.

[springrite]

Shostakovich, Schnittke, Delius, Koechlin, Mozart, Villa-Lobos


Answer: The only one NOT used as avatar by John aka Mirror Image -- Mozart!

[Mirror Image]

Shostakovich, Schnittke, Delius, Koechlin, Mozart, Villa-Lobos


Answer: The only one NOT used as avatar by John aka Mirror Image -- Mozart!