Tempos for February Concert

Mahler 4

movement 1

beginning, quarter = 90-94

m4, quarter = 86-90

rehearsal 3, quarter = 76-80

rehearsal 4, quarter = 68-72

m72 b 3, quarter = 90-94

rehearsal 6, quarter = 86-90

rehearsal 7, quarter = 56-60

rehearsal 8, quarter = 90-94

rehearsal 16, quarter = 100-104

rehearsal 18, quarter = 86-90

(each section in the recap same as exp)

m340, quite slow

(fermata over the barline before m341)

m341, start with 8th note = 72, then quickly speed up over 4 measures

movement 2

beginning, eighth = 120-124

rehearsal 3, eighth = 100-104

rehearsal 5, eighth = 120-124

rehearsal 9, eighth = 96-100

rehearsal 11, eighth = 92-96

rehearsal 12, eighth = 108-112

rehearsal 13, eighth = 120-124

 

movement 3

beginning, quarter = 54-58

rehearsal 2, quarter = 46-50

rehearsal 4, half = 72-76

rehearsal 6, quarter = 52-56

rehearsal 9, quarter = 62-66

rehearsal 10, quarter = 126-130

rehearsal 11, sudden slow-down (less than 50)

m288, quarter = 54-58

big break before rehearsal 12

rehearsal 12, quarter = 56

rehearsal 13, even slower

movement 4

Beginning, quarter = 86-90

rehearsal 2, quarter = 135

m36, slow

rehearsal 3, quarter = 140

rehearsal 5, quarter = 135

m72, slow

rehearsal 7, quarter = 140

m80, quarter = 86-90

rehearsal 8 to m95 will be a gradual accel from 86 to 135.

rehearsal 10, slow

rehearsal 11, quarter = 140

rehearsal 12, quarter = 86-90

 

Mozart

movement 1

quarter = 132

movement 2 (tacit except piano and soprano)

movement 3, Andante

quarter = 65

movement 4, Molto allegro

half = 78 (quarter = 156)