The second movement, subtitled "Scene by the stream", Andante molto mosso (Very lively andante), evokes a walk near a river.
While the second violins, violas and cellos imitate the undulation of the water, the first violins unfold a tender melody taken up by the clarinets and bassoons.
The coda, the most descriptive passage of the symphony, imitates different birdsongs. The flute evokes the nightingale, to which the oboe in the role of the quail and the clarinet in that of the cuckoo respond. It should be noted that Beethoven himself indicated the three bird names on his score.
As always, amazing work. So precise, so powerful and yet so subtle. I will not stop listening until the last movement. I promise you. Bravo Thierry, bravo Ludwig...
I like the tempo here. A lovely rendering, Thierry. I have played this in an orchestra, back in the day. Beethoven is almost never technically challenging to play, certainly by today's standards. However, Beethoven is brutal to play in terms of 'performance practice': dynamics, articulation, attack, balance, blend and so on. In making a digital rendering, I think it is even harder to emulate a good performance: computers and samples are simply not human beings. However, I think you did a very good job in presenting 'an orchestra'. And I know the hard work involved in trying to get it sound ,'just right'. Bravo!
Beautiful work. I am forgetting that this is created from MIDI and sweat. It truely sounds like an orchestra. I know you used a Karajan performance. Good choice when it comes to Beethoven.
