Mahler's Sixth Symphony is best
known for the "hammer blows" in the fourth movement using a percussion
instrument called a Mahler Box. Principal Percussionist Christopher
McLauren shows the Kansas City Symphony's Mahler Box and Hammer that
will be used for the upcoming performance of Mahler's Sixth in Helzberg
Hall on January 11-13, 2013. Tickets available online at kcsymphony.org
or call (816) 471-0400.
The Kansas City Symphony
percussionist wields a huge hammer to deliver three fateful blows in
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6. Here he is practicing with the
instrument.
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