| If you look closely at the older Schott edition, you can see that the half note was filled in by hand to become a quarter note. Roger Voisin was at the premier (at Tanglewood) and I heard him say that half note 116 was intended by Hindemith. I believe he said Hindemith was at the piano for that performance, but I don't remember for sure. He did say that he thought the tempo marking was ridiculous but that a bit of a two feel was intended. I usually try to play it around quarter=120-132, and feel it in two where appropriate. This is very helpful for student performances. The sense of impending doom comes from a relentless style of phrasing, and strength of tone/rhythm, IMO. |