Musorgsky's reputation

[Despina41]

Speaking of Mussorgsky and pictures...

http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?entry=488223

[Florestan]

That is absolutely tremendous!

If you don't mind, I shall take the liberty of putting it up as an attachment.



There. Brilliant!

[Alpha Centauri]

Originally Posted by Despina41

Can't we decide on a transliteration system for Russian? gah.

We can! But try persuading everyone to use it! The most commonly-encountered "Standard" for transliteration to English is the Harvard Convention. However, what works in English doesn't always work in German or Italian or French - and when these composers worked in France, or were published in Germany. variant spellings arose. For example there is no reason for the leading "t-" on Tchaikovsky or Tcherepnin - except that both were published by Jurgenson, a Moscow publisher who exported widely to Germany, and had to provide German versions of the composer-names he published.

Also, the Harvard system would insist on logical consistency - so if you are going call the Armenian capital "Erevan", then you have to spell the ex-President at Boris Eltsin - which no-one does.

[Philidor]

Originally Posted by Reiner Torheit

transliteration

During the Olympics I shouted at the TV like a crazy Blimp each time they said 'Beijing.' What's wrong with 'Peking,' you know, like the duck?

[Despina41]

Originally Posted by Reiner Torheit

We can! But try persuading everyone to use it! The most commonly-encountered "Standard" for transliteration to English is the Harvard Convention. However, what works in English doesn't always work in German or Italian or French - and when these composers worked in France, or were published in Germany. variant spellings arose. For example there is no reason for the leading "t-" on Tchaikovsky or Tcherepnin - except that both were published by Jurgenson, a Moscow publisher who exported widely to Germany, and had to provide German versions of the composer-names he published.

Also, the Harvard system would insist on logical consistency - so if you are going call the Armenian capital "Erevan", then you have to spell the ex-President at Boris Eltsin - which no-one does.

I know, I just like to complain. My spellings are especially confused now that I'm in Berlin and have to deal with the German transliterations..
"So instead of 5 consonants in a row there's 8 now?" ec

[Florestan]

Originally Posted by Despina41

I know, I just like to complain. My spellings are especially confused now that I'm in Berlin and have to deal with the German transliterations..
"So instead of 5 consonants in a row there's 8 now?" ec

Oh, don't make such a fub.