Schubert: 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen' - Nadine Nassar, Octavian Gheorghiu, Henri Goraieb

‘The Shepherd on the Rock’ (German: 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen'), D. 965, is a Lied for soprano, clarinet, and piano by Franz Schubert composed in 1828 during the final months of his life. Nadine NASSAR – Soprano Octavian GHEORGHIU – Clarinet Henri GORAIEB – Piano Concert at the French Embassy “Résidence des Pins”, Beirut Lebanon. 16-03-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Text on the lied 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen' of Franz Schubert. (Source: Wikipedia) The seven verses, the first four and the last of the Lied came from the poetry of Wilhelm Müller, while verses five and six were written by Karl August Varnhagen von Ense. The Lied is multi-sectional with the clarinet and the voice equally challenged. The first section is warm as the lonely shepherd, high on the mountaintop, listens to the echoes rising from below. The second section becomes quite dark as the shepherd expresses his all-encompassing grief and loneliness. The third and last section is a sign of hope as the shepherd anticipates the coming of spring and with it rebirth.