Fun Christmas fact

[M forever]

Dunno if most of you already knew, but the name of the very well known Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky basically means something like "Christmas-like" or maybe "Mr Christmas". "Rozhdestvo" in Russian means "Christmas".
Now you know.

[knight66]

I don't suppose Gennady means 'Father'? That would be too much to ask.

Mike

[Drasko]

That would be to much to ask, I'm afraid. Gennady is russian version of Gennadius:

http://www.behindthename.com/name/gennadius

As for Rozhdestvensky being derived from Rozhdestvo same goes for Voskresensky (Voskresenie - Resurrection - Easter) and Uspensky (Uspenie - Assumption).

To some extent same can happen in Serbian as well. Rozhdestvensky would be Божић (Bozhich) which is actually exactly the same word as for Christmas only with different stress (for surname long stress on o, for holyday short) or Божићeвић. On the other hand there is no surnames derived from Easter or Assumption.

[pjme]

This reminds me of a new Fuga Libera disc :



heard some fragments from the double concerto :the last movement is a beautiful ( almost 10 mins. /Tranquillo) "Romance" ! Composed in 2006 .

I suppose the Symphony is heavier stuff....From the Fuga website :

Boris Tishenko's composer's career spans the modest thaw under Khrushtchov, the Brezhnev   freeze, Gorbachev's perestroika, the great leap into liberal economics under Eltsin and still goes strong under Putin. Though he was Shostakovich's favourite pupil and has been, for 50 years, a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, his musical work is little known outside specialised circles.     

A renowned professor of composition, Tishenko is the author of a great variety of works: some touch upon a – to occidental ears - "new age" mysticism, but most build on the tradition of Shostakovich. Let's not forget that Tishenko's cello concerto, created and recorded by none other than Rostropovich, was actually orchestrated by the master in homage to his young disciple !

Before delving into earlier works, Fuga Libera here give us an overview of current compositions (both works on the CD are post 2000), inspired by a very committed Gennadi Rojdejdvenski in these "live" performances. The celebrated maestro conducts his wife Victoria Postnikova and his son Alexander in a surprising double concerto, and, leading the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, displays the grimacing feast of an epical symphony inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy. 

Sounds good to me! See :http://www.alpha-prod.com/home.php?langue=en   

[MishaK]

and Uspensky (Uspenie - Assumption).

You mean Ascension. 

[karlhenning]

You mean Ascension. 

No, the Ascension is Voznesenie;  and basilicas of the Ascension are Svyato-Voznesensky Sobor.

[MishaK]

No, the Ascension is Voznesenie;  and basilicas of the Ascension are Svyato-Voznesensky Sobor.

Sorry. My bad. Didn't realize there is a difference in English between Assumption (Mary) and Ascension (Christ). Though, bny quick websearch I found that in Russian Assumption is also referred to as Voznesenie Bogomateri.

[BachQ]

Dunno if most of you already knew, but the name of the very well known Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky basically means something like "Christmas-like" or maybe "Mr Christmas". "Rozhdestvo" in Russian means "Christmas".
Now you know.

Cool.

Now, M, it's time for another fun fact .........

[karlhenning]

Sorry. My bad. Didn't realize there is a difference in English between Assumption (Mary) and Ascension (Christ). Though, by quick websearch I found that in Russian Assumption is also referred to as Voznesenie Bogomateri.

Well, and depending on which tradition one consults, that event in Mary's life is either the Assumption or the Dormition.