Posted by unfortunately, heh, heh! (und, hilfe, Klaus!) on February 24, 2001 at 21:31:32:
In Reply to: Which Piece Did You Play First? posted by Chuck Jackson on February 23, 2001 at 09:40:18:
First, the serious reply:
Sonata from Die Baenkensaengerlieder (ya gotta add them "e"s when thars umlauts afoot) was the first quintet piece I ever played. I still really enjoy it.
Now for fun:
Your spelling was somewhat amusing . . . "BankelsangerLEIDER" -- well, "leider" means "unfortunately", auf deutsch! "Lieder" is "songs". "Baenkelsaengerlieder", tactfully translated, is either an "illegitimate singer of songs", or a "singer of illegitimate songs" -- I suspect the latter. Although I'm not a German, and don't play one on TV, I sort of assume this rather refers to a minstrel, or a folk singer.
Help, Klaus! What's the REAL translation of Baenkelsaengerlieder?
Steve "our quintet *still* likes mis-pronouncing the "Die" part!" Inman
Kokomo, IN