[mb-style] CSG

[Lukáš Lalinský]

On Ut, 2008-02-26 at 15:19 -0500, Brian Schweitzer wrote:
> >  > I guess that leads to a question what is normalized and what is not? Is
> >  > changing "Piano Concerto", "Klavierkonzert" or "Klavírny koncert" to
> >  > "Concerto for Piano" really just normalization? Why should we prefer the
> >  > English title on a German release?
> 
> The problem here is you're assuming it's only a German release - and
> that's the case only perhaps 20-25% of the time.  Most often, it's a
> German+French+English release, or a German+English+Italian release
> also released in a Swedish+Dutch version and a Norwegian version,
> or...  you get my meaining.  Considering that the language on the
> liner used here is a release-artifact, and not something inherent to
> the original composition, why does the language used to list it really
> make a difference?  And, if you reopen that can of worms, then for any
> given release, which language is to be used?  For the release with 4
> languages on the liner, do we then add it not once, but 4 times, plus
> any additional time as needed where the same release also has variant
> versions / reissues in yet further languages?

Well, why not try simple cases first? Here is an example of a release
with German-only titles:
http://cover-paradies.to/?Module=ViewElement&ID=504128 Can you give me
just one valid argument for using "Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op.
21: I. Maestoso" instead of "Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 in F-moll, Op. 21: I.
Maestoso" for the first track in MB (obviously neither of them is _the_
original)? The German one has the advantage that is printed on the cover
and is the original in the context of this release.

Lukas

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