Three Landscape Painters

This is the first orchestral piece I have ever put up for comment anywhere, so I am understandably nervous. I have clung to Mike's words: Remember, we mostly suck most of the time, with occasional moments of greatness. This is the Way of Things, and criticism is how we get better.
I think the moments of greatness remain far distant, but I have been practicing for a year now, and followed several of the masterclass courses. I enjoy the fact there is always more to learn.
This piece started as an exercise in orchestration and an attempt to write in a deliberately lyrical open chord style. It went on to evolve into something that began to stand on its own feet as a short compact piece. I offer it for comment both for the music and for the production values. I have slight hearing impairment, so the latter definitely can benefit from ears other than mine....

 

Thank you for listening and for your comments.

 

Thank you for the feedback. There is an idea behind this piece, in fact a video for it, but this site seems not to favor video so I felt the music should stand alone. Each of the "Three Painters" has a personality, the first in strings, the second in woodwind and the third in brass. In some ways these echo their style of painting, and just as their paintings are connected thematically, so the theme of the music returns in each. Which is a long-winded way of saying why there is no brass at the beginning, and perhaps why the "annoying" section shows the brasher style of the painter. I had thought of a featured solo horn here at one point, maybe I should return to this section.
However the music should stand by itself, so your comments are interesting, thanks.