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[JBS]

Nope, it's Katerina Izmailova (which became the title of the revised version of the opera).

IMO, the "Lady" in the title means exactly the same as in English. As far as I know, when Shakespeare's play is produced in, e.g., Spanish translation, the leading female character is called "Lady Macbeth", not "Doña or Señora Macbeth". Also, in Verdi's opera she was originally  called "Lady Macbet" (sic).

And going in the opposite linguistic direction, Much Ado About Nothing has characters named Don Pedro and Don John (not Juan!), and Chandos's Opera in English series, which normally translates opera titles into English, titles its recording of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, and keeps the Don/Donna designation for the appropriate characters.

[Florestan]

Chandos's Opera in English series, which normally translates opera titles into English, titles its recording of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni,

I wonder how could they translate it. Sir John? Mr. John? 

[Brian]

I wonder how could they translate it. Sir John? Mr. John? 

the funny thing is that Sir John In Love is already the title of an English opera, but about a completely different character! (Falstaff)

[Mandryka]

Bass baritone sounds interesting.

[Mandryka]

Muntzer was 16th century  anti-establishment religious chap, after multiple adventures he ended up being tortured for weeks only to have his head cut off and stuck on a pole.  According to the blurb the music is " a deeply contemplative experience, lasting over 75 minutes." What's not to like?

[JBS]

I wonder how could they translate it. Sir John? Mr. John? 

I'll have to leave it to @ritter to decide that one, since it seems to me don/donna cover a wider range than the English titles/honorifics of Mr./Mrs., Sir/Lady, and Lord/Lady, nor do I know how Spanish translaters deal with English honorifics like Sir John or Lord Byron. But speaking of the latter, he did choose to call his poem Don Juan.

[Are we wandering into Grammar Grumble territory?]

[André]

Kozena is excellent here, obviously. Someone I know confidently asserted that Uchida plays lots of wrong notes, but it doesn't seem to get in the way.

Yet another timing error on the back cover of a full price issue. Don't these labels pay their staff enough to do their job properly ?

[Brian]

alright...if it's not too far away...we got some AUGUST info!









"Park offers us different perspectives on the topic of exile with works composed between the 1920s and 1950s, by great composers who left their country as a result of political circumstances, as well as by others who went into their own inner exile. Two pieces by composers who left their native lands for artistic reasons, Enescu and Ysaÿe, frame three substantial and very contrasting works by composers forced into exile, either because their existence was threatened or because of a feeling of alienation within their respective countries."

BIS has recently released two additional Bartok solo violin sonatas by Frank Peter Zimmermann (with the Martinu concertos) and Nurit Stark (with solo Ligeti, Veress, and Eotvos).



and track/work details on an item that MI posted above

[Brian]

AUGUST (continued)








world premiere of Enescu's cadenza for the Brahms. A brisk 35 minute Brahms concerto, with only 9 minutes of Enescu couplings.



and once again, a bit of extra info on an item posted a page ago



and finally, an album I am adding to this post purely for the strange cover art:

[JBS]

AUGUST (continued)

and finally, an album I am adding to this post purely for the strange cover art:

A 20th century composer wearing a t-shirt with a musically oriented graphic isn't too strange, I think.

[ritter]

A 20th century composer wearing a t-shirt with a musically oriented graphic isn't too strange, I think.

But the photographer deserves to be summarily executed!

[pjme]

for the strange cover art:

But the photographer deserves to be summarily executed!

Indeed! 
"Strange" is far too polite . Toccata Classics definitely needs a real art director.

[Selig]

[Madiel]

alright...if it's not too far away...we got some AUGUST info!

Chandos "Digital" possibly means "this will never be a CD and nobody will ever see the back cover, therefore we don't need to use a readable typeface".

[lordlance]

Chandos "Digital" possibly means "this will never be a CD and nobody will ever see the back cover, therefore we don't need to use a readable typeface".

It's such strange artwork and font choice; feels like a YouTube thumbnail.