>Bernstein conducting
>good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7qfRNzS3s
The muted bow tip strings are written pianissimo. Bernstein plays them mezzo-forte.
1:18 of Bernstein's recording; the clarinet is written ppp and "far away solo" and the timpani, piano. The clarinet plays at least mezzo-forte and the timpani are easily forte.
When the Idée Fixe is finally stated at the wind section, the bassoon is written mezzo-forte and the rest of the instruments forte. You hear that fucker way too loud, at least forte.
3:08 this chromatic line should be played piano why is it louder than that poor basson written mezzo-forte that you played earlier, dear Bernstein?
Bernstein becomes a human firetruck, disregarding of the "un peu retenu" at measure 241, which clearly tells the conductor to calm down after what just happened.