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Andrew B · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject: Faceless Sibelians

Encouragement is a dangerous thing… but you seem to have had some fun and games with the Great Sibelian Beards, so here is another from the same stable.

The title ‘Faceless Sibelians’ does not in any way imply mediocrity or anonymity – well, perhaps temporary anonymity, in that the faces of the people in question have been disguised. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is simply to put a name to a… well, grey area!

This time, out of badness, I have included one famous ‘face’ who has nothing at all to do with Sibelius, but is merely there to confuse and confound.

So… six of the best (or five of the best and one other)?

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World Violist · Concertmaster Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 402

Fancy this: I know none of them, but is #4 Busoni?

Andrew B · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:14 am Post subject:

Well, I'm sure you'll kick yourself when I post the answers - especially one of them - but I'll need to let the others have a guess before I uncloak the dark secrets of the grey areas… in a few days all will be revealed…

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Kurkikohtaus · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:

I think World Violist must mean #5 as being Busoni, that's my guess as well.

Here goes:

1) Aino Sibelius
2) Barbirolli
3) Ex-President George W.
4) Paavo Berglund
5) Busoni
6) Järnefelt

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kullervopete · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject:

1- Aino Sibelius
2-
3- George W Bush
4- Paavo Berglund
5- Busoni
6- Stenhammar

I am only confident of No.1, No.2 looks familier, can't quite place it.-kp

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World Violist · Concertmaster Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 402

ACH! I thought I saw George W!!! He is only there to confound... haha. Too true.

I kicked myself for each answer Kurki gave... ugh. That was mortifying.

And yes, I did mean #5 as my guess for Busoni. The penultimate one; I suppose I just assumed there were five again. My mistake.

Harri M · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject:

1 Aino Sibelius
2 Erik Tawaststjerna
3 George
4
5
6 Axel Gallen

World Violist · Concertmaster Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 402

Actually, I don't think #2 is Barbirolli... his hair never got that white. I don't know who it is, though (I don't know what Erik Tawaststjerna looked like anyway...).

Andrew B · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:38 am Post subject:

Congratulations Smile

Let the truth be revealed:

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Aino Sibelius

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Erik Tawaststjerna

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'Dubya' (within hours to be 'of blessed memory' and, from what most of you in the USA tell me, the only blessed thing about him is that he will only be a memory)

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Paavo Berglund

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Ferruccio Busoni

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Axel Gallén

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Kurkikohtaus · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:58 am Post subject:

Nice!

Thanks for doing these, Andrew B and I also commend your work on the clipping of the beards and the blurring of the faces, that type of thing is rather time consuming...