this appears to be 'definitive' as to how many strokes M. Honeck used

[barry guerrero]

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/pounding-out-the-right-beat-for-mahler-643771/?print=1

Maybe we already settled this - I don't remember.

[hrandall]

Does anyone know the measure numbers where all five hammer strikes were first indicated?

Cheers,
Herb

[James Meckley]

Does anyone know the measure numbers where all five hammer strikes were first indicated?

The original five hammer blows were indicated in measures 9, 336, 479, 530, and 783.

The two "official" hammer blows occur in measures 336 and 479.

BTW, my sources tell me there will be just two hammer blows in the forthcoming Pittsburgh M6 recording.

James

[barry guerrero]

"my sources tell me there will be just two hammer blows in the forthcoming Pittsburgh M6 recording."

Do you know if they're still sticking to Honeck's idea of waiting until they get to the Musikverein - a terrible idea, in my opinion - or are they going to issue from one of the two-stroke concerts from Heniz Hall (or edit from both two-stroke concerts)?

[James Meckley]

I didn't ask about this specifically, but I have no reason to think their plans to use the Musikverein have changed. I don't believe using any of the Heinz Hall material is an option—the Exton crew would've had to have been there, and I'm told that was not the case.

James