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Re: Russian transliteration

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Gary

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Date Posted: 13:50:17 26/04/2001
In reply to: David 's message, "Re: Russian transliteration" on 10:33:13 26/04/2001

I didn't make myself clear - no surprise there then.

The 'ch' to which I referred was replacing the proper 'kh' in Rakhmaninov, not that in his patronymic Vasilyevich. The latter is correct according to convention. As you so rightly point out, the French version often inserts the same added t as in Tchaikovsky wherever this hard 'ch' is used..

As you have also pointed out, the French versions often leave out the 'y' in Vasilyevich (the Russian character 'e' being usually pronounced and transliterated as 'ye' depending on emphasis). We tend to do it here with 'Onegin' - more properly 'Onyegin'.

I have a suspicion (probably totally groundless) that much of this French influence results from the very strong ties between the countries in past times (apart from around 1812) - indeed I believe that French was the official court language in pre-revolutionary days. Or maybe some of these masters were first published in the west by French houses? I don't know.

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Re: Russian transliteration	David	10:56:09 27/04/2001