Originally posted by Flosshilde
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Pronunciation of musicians' names
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Originally posted by rauschwerk View PostAccording to Humphrey Burton's biography of Bernstein: "There are several towns and villages named Bernstein in Germany and Austria (where the pronunciation is BernSTINE), but Bernstein's parents came from Jewish ghettos in NW Ukraine, where the last syllable is usually pronounced BernSHTAYN or STEEN. Sam (Leonard's father) insisted, however, on the mid-European style employed by the earlier immigrants."
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Originally posted by Flosshilde View PostJoyce DiDonato favours 'stine'.
"He was not related to the celebrated composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein [ ... ] They pronounced their last names differently; Elmer pronounced his (BERN-steen), and Leonard's was (BERN-stine)."
Einstine, Einshtine? I'd say Einshtine - but he was German born and brought up, unlike the two others [Sorry - that should be on Ideas and Theory ]It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by jean View Post(Recently someone on Radio3 announced a Liebesleid. I assumed it was a mistake, but then I reflected that love might be as productive of sorrow as of a song.)It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Back to Leonard Bernstein. I remember his name being pronounced as Burnstine. We used to watch, on prime time network TV, the broadcasts of the Young People's Concerts conducted and narrated By Leonard Bernstein http://www.leonardbernstein.com/ypc.htm . On the other hand, my father had a colleague named Dr. Joseph Bernstein who pronounced his name "Burnsteen". I was confused by this difference in pronunciation when I was young. As for Borodin, Margaret Juntwait is using the standard American pronunciation of that name.
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Originally posted by jean View PostBut that is the German pronunciation. Did you change your pronunciation out of sheer bloodymindedness?
(Recently someone on Radio3 announced a Liebesleid. I assumed it was a mistake, but then I reflected that love might be as productive of sorrow as of a song.)
Changed to Burnstyne later.
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