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Originally posted by Michael View PostRight. I'm not being facetious now, but what is the correct pronunciation of Gogh. Is it "Go" "Gok" or "Goff"? I have heard all three and "Goff" is the one that I use but I think it's wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLTQv8RH1TE
For what it's worth I pronounce it 'Go'! Maybe it's the American in me?!'Truth and beauty joined'
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Brilliant, Joy. So, how do you pronounce Vincent's surname without spitting in someone's eye?
I wish some composers' names would look like they sound. Take Ludvig van Baythoven, for example. Or Shoe-Bert. Or Vagner.
Mozart is a special case, I think. A lot of British people don't pronounce the unseen "t", as far as I can remember.
And when I was in Bonn last year, I got talking to some Germans with very good english and they pronounced the name of our favourite composer as in beetroot (from which it is derived - beet garden). They also had the accent on the Beet whereas in Vienna they were inclined to put the stress on hove.
Sorry, I'd better let this thread get back on topic.
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Brilliant, Joy. So, how do you pronounce Vincent's surname without spitting in someone's eye?
I wish some composers' names would look like they sound. Take Ludvig van Baythoven, for example. Or Shoe-Bert. Or Vagner.
I turn the other way!
Or how about Sho-pan or Hi-din'?!
There are certainly are a lot of different ways you can pronounce words and every country puts a little spin on it. Here in America we are even divided within our own country like in the south they speak a little different than in the north. Here in Arizona people know I'm from Chicago and tell me I have an accent!'Truth and beauty joined'
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This should be a thread of its own but one last query:
Am I the only one who pronouces the "v" in Tchaikovsky? Maybe I'm mishearing, but most radio announcers say "Tchai-kos-ky". Isn't it sometimes spelt "Tchaikowsky?" Or is it a mixture of the two?
(Just to keep the moderators happy: Q. What am I reading? A. I am still reading "Beowulf").
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Originally posted by Michael View PostThis should be a thread of its own but one last query:
Am I the only one who pronouces the "v" in Tchaikovsky? Maybe I'm mishearing, but most radio announcers say "Tchai-kos-ky". Isn't it sometimes spelt "Tchaikowsky?" Or is it a mixture of the two?
(Just to keep the moderators happy: Q. What am I reading? A. I am still reading "Beowulf").'Truth and beauty joined'
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Originally posted by Joy View PostI have seen it spelt both ways too so what is the correct way? I don't know but I pronounce it Tch-kow-ski. Sounds like we're doing a lot of phonetics here! And don't get me started on pronouncing 'Beowulf'!
I think I'll calm down and listen to some Aytor Veeya Lowbush - sorry, that should be Heitor Villa-Lobos .
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Originally posted by Philip View PostMahler and His World, (Ed. Karen Painter), Princeton University Press, 2002.'Man know thyself'
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Originally posted by Peter View PostI often see this in second hand bookstores but I always think it way overpriced so haven't purchased yet [...]
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Originally posted by Philip View PostFair enough. Well worth the read, though. I have few vices, but compulsive book and CD purchases is one of them, even though I have access to excellent library, CD and score resources.'Man know thyself'
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