Talk:Serge Jaroff

Title
Should the article title have a middle name? (i.e. Serge Alexis Jaroff)

Thanks, CrazyMinecart88 (talk &#124; contribs) 12:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Transliteration of Jaroff
I first became aware of Jaroff from Deutsche Gramophon records in the 1960s. I had never heard his name pronounced, and I naturally assumed the transliteration was the German version, and the original must have been pronounced Yaroff (Яров). Only years later did I discover it was originally Жаров, pronounced Zharoff. Yet this is how the French would transliterate it. However, I see no evidence he ever had any significant association with France or ever lived there.

Why would a Russian who recorded for a German company use a French transliteration of his name, thus confusing generations of music lovers? --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  23:05, 3 April 2022 (UTC)