[T]he multilateral treaties, conventions and agreements of an economic or technical character enumerated below … shall alone be applied as between Germany and those of the Allied and Associated Powers party thereto:
. . . .
(22) Convention of November 16 and 19, 1885, regarding the establishment of a concert pitch.
So not only did they fuck up by setting the stage for WWII but they ALSO fucked up that A442 is the way to go.
The problem is pitch inflation.
Basically, tuning slightly higher than what the composer intended, will make the performance sound more brilliant.
What if it’s death march as the second piece and your want to tune lower, do you need to re tune your piano or do you carry your 2nd piano in your pocket?
Oh gimme a break I misread the headline. I’m way to old to be called a child by anyone.