• Is Kshishtof Penderetzky the same person as Krysztof Penderecki?


  • scootymick -- The answer to your question is most definitely "yes." The spelling you have provided is a phonetic rendering of the name of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Evidence of this is available at several Web sites that offer assistance with pronouncing this difficult name. For example: "Krzysztof Penderecki (pronounced Kzhyshtov Pend retskee) was educated in Krakow." Aurelius Ensemble: Penderecki's Cadenza for Viola Solo http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~echew/projects/AureliusEnsemble/1998/98program2/penderecki.html "Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933) [pronounced Kzhish'-tof Pen-de-ret'-skee]" Indiana University School of Music: Twentieth Century Classical Music http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/courses/m656/M656list.html As you can see, the phonetic spellings at these sites are exactly equivalent in sound to the phonetic version you have offered. The simple Google search for the spelling you cite -- "Kshishtof Penderetzky" revealed that it is found on a few Web sites, all of them Russian. This is significant, of course, because Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, so that English-language rendering of names by Russian-speakers will naturally often be phonetic rather than accurately spelled in their original language -- in this case, Polish. We have conclusive proof of this when we compare the photographs at the following links: This page has an image of "Kshishtof Penderetzky": Peoples.ru: Kshishtov http://www.peoples.ru/art/music/composer/kshishtof/ This page has an image of Krzysztof Penderecki: Penderecki.de http://www.penderecki.de/ I think we can agree that these images are of the same man. Additional Information: There are many Web sites providing information about this wonderful composer. You can browse them yourself by perusing the top results returned in a simple Google search: "krzysztof penderecki" ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22krzysztof++penderecki%22&btnG=Google+Search For your convenient reference, here is a link to a brief biography and a list of his compositions: University of Southern California: Polish Music Center http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/penderecki.html Search Strategy: I am familiar with the composer and with the peculiar (to English speakers) pronunciation of his name. In order to get evidence supporting what I already knew, I conducted a Google search mentioned above, using as terms just the composer's name, and found the phonetic renderings that match the phonetic pronunciation of the alternate spelling you provided. I then conducted a search using as terms your alternate spelling and came up with the few Russian sites that offered your version as an English-language rendering of what is unmistakably the same composer. I am confident that this is the information you are seeking, and I was happy to be able to provide it to you promptly. If anything is unclear, please ask for clarification before rating this answer. markj-ga







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