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mainWho’ll be the first presenter to pronounce this composer’s name? It’s a new Coro release.
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It’s easy to pronounce if you know Polish – quite a composer !!
Agreed. And the tip is: all letters in Polish are pronounced.
Totally agree. It’s not so difficult, if you once learn how to read Polish, as you have read how to read French, Spanish, Italian, ect
Given that Polish contains few sounds that don’t occur one way or another in English, nie ma problemu.
So glad I studied very diligently! Fifty – seven years later I can read that name with no difficulty!
Well, I just said it to myself, and it was pretty easy.
Gore-chit-skee.
The first name will be more difficult for most English-speakers (especially those who have trouble conceiving of r as a vowel sound), but they can always punt and use the Latin: Gregorius.
It’s an optometrist’s chart
Fortunately, you don’t have to pronounce the name – to appreciate the music.
Otherwise, it’s not much worse than, say, Shchedrin or Rozhdestvensky.
GZHE-gozh GherVAzy GorCHYtsky.
A terrific recording of outstanding music, too, sort of downstream from Monteverdi. My review copy arrived a couple of days ago and I’ve enjoyed it hugely.
The scholarly consensus is that once you’ve learned Polish, it’s not too difficult to speak Polish.