Identify that composer's PICTURE game!

[Spineur]

I am going to bed, but before I will post the picture just before I do.

He is an extremely well known composer and a universally loved one on GMG.  The pictures below are not his most famous one, so maybe his name may not pop up at once, although I am not sure.

[ritter]

I am going to bed, but before I will post the picture just before I do.

He is an extremely well known composer and a universally loved one on GMG.  The pictures below are not his most famous one, so maybe his name may not pop up at once, although I am not sure.

Looks very familiar...but I'm going to bed as well...bonne nuit!

[André]

Russian?

[SymphonicAddict]

I am going to bed, but before I will post the picture just before I do.

He is an extremely well known composer and a universally loved one on GMG.  The pictures below are not his most famous one, so maybe his name may not pop up at once, although I am not sure.

I recognize him. Italian, a very intriguing composer: Ferruccio Busoni!

[André]

I was fooled by the fur coat  .

[Spineur]

I recognize him. Italian, a very intriguing composer: Ferruccio Busoni!

Yes indeed and André did recommend to us his chaconne transcription over and over. I bought that disc after his recommendation.
He was a child prodigy born in a music familly.  He performed for Franz Liszt and was influence by Bach contrapunktic style.  Toward the end of his live he explored microtonal music.  He was a promoter of Schoenberg and contemporary music. Although he is best known for his piano music he composed a couple operas Dr Faustus and Turandot.  He lived mostly in germany but spent some time in a number of countries including united states.  He was a renowned professor and wrote several books.

Your turn Symphonic Addict

[Christo]

Can you identify this good looking dude ?



Hint: he didn't keep his good looks very long and died at a young age.

I actually knew it is Revueltas immediately, but didn't have time to post. Does that count? 

[ritter]

I actually knew it is Revueltas immediately, but didn't have time to post. Does that count? 

No, it doesn't count, because it's not Revueltas...it's Lorca...LORCA!!!! 

Investigating a bit, this picture appears but once, when one looks for images of Silvestre Revueltas in Google,  in the fourth row of the search results. It takes you to the page: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/silvestre-revueltas-350.php, which in turn credits it to http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/20150522150131/2015-05-22/Fort-Worth-Symphony-Orchestra/Rach-2, a review of a 2015 concert in Fort Worth that featured Sensemayá. (NB: I got to this using my smartphone. If I try to do it from my computer, the alleged "image credit" leads me to a--really hard--porn site    ).

Surprisingly, in that concert review, that image does not appear, but rather one of Revueltas himself. I imagine at some point, someone had a mix-up, originating from Revuleltas's composition Homenaje a Federico García Lorca.

Sorry guys, but this is an iconic photo of one of Spain's greatest poets and playwrights, so let's clear this confusion once and for all...

[André]

Homenaje is a splendid piece, BTW  .

[Christo]

In short:

Your turn Symphonic Addict

[SymphonicAddict]

Well, let's see...

How about this guy?

Hint: He was a baroque composer. He composed some concerti grossi, orchestral suites, sonatas, operas, etc. I don't know any special work by him. He's not as unknown as we can think.

[Mirror Image]

Well, let's see...

How about this guy?

Hint: He was a baroque composer. He composed some concerti grossi, orchestral suites, sonatas, operas, etc. I don't know any special work by him. He's not as unknown as we can think.

Looks like Jean-Féry Rebel to me.

[Spineur]

Looks like Jean-Féry Rebel to me.

I just recognized him and it is not Jean-Féry Rebel.  He is french alright but was not born there.

[Mirror Image]

I just recognized him and it is not Jean-Féry Rebel.  He is french alright but was not born there.

So who's your guess, Spineur?

[André]

Italian. Knew Molière well.

[Spineur]

Italian. Knew Molière well.

Yes born in italy and he died of a professional injury.

[Mirror Image]

So are we actually going to say the composer's name?

[Spineur]

So are we actually going to say the composer's name?

Jean Baptiste Lully/Giovanni Baptista Luli

[André]

Composed music for Molière plays, like Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. Both men cordially detested each other.

[Mirror Image]

Jean Baptiste Lully/Giovanni Baptista Luli

Thank you! My knowledge of Baroque Era composers is quite limited, especially when it comes to what these composers actually look like.