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Bela Tar’s film Werkmeister Harmonies is a masterpiece and this article makes me think its title would be more precisely translated as Werkmeister Temperments.
by andrei_says_ 2y ago
Bela Tar’s film Werkmeister Harmonies is a masterpiece and this article makes me think its title would be more precisely translated as Werkmeister Temperments.
- squidsoup 2y agoI'm not sure, I think the well tempered clavier is known as "A jól hangolt zongora" in Hungarian (literally "the well-tuned piano"), so the choice of "harmóniák" was probably deliberate. Any native hungarian speakers please correct me if I'm wrong. Given the change in temperament is a metaphor in the film for human ideology deviating from the natural order (more specifically outside political ideology influencing Hungarian culture) and introducing disharmony, perhaps "harmonies" is more fitting. I absolutely agree with you about the film - more people should experience his work.