How many blows does it take to fell a Mahlerian tree? (ans: five??)

[prokkyshosty]

So now we're up to FIVE hammer strokes in Mahler's Sixth?? This is quite the arms race -- I'm holding out until we find a dozen or more.

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