Talk about a BFH - this is the biggest hammer I have ever seen.
These are screen shots from a video of the Berlin Philharmonic playing Mahler's 6th symphony.
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Talk about a BFH - this is the biggest hammer I have ever seen.
These are screen shots from a video of the Berlin Philharmonic playing Mahler's 6th symphony.
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Percussionist explains why a huge mallet takes centre stage in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 6
Making a 'Hammerschlag' (hammer blow) noise is crucial to the final movement of the Austrian composer's work
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-a6725856.html
[QUOTE=Karl_H;158104]Talk about a BFH - this is the biggest hammer I have ever seen.
These are screen shots from a video of the Berlin Philharmonic playing Mahler's 6th symphony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QLqwaQjYjI
Go to 36 seconds to see 6 different performances of this piece.
Getting that mega hammer to hit at the precise moment is not a simple percussion task, especially with an oversized mallet.
