Margaret Price: ‘The Shepherd on the Rock’
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Margaret Price sang Schubert’s Der Hirt auf den Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) as part of a concert given by the London Symphony Orchestra in March 1972. The Schubert song followed a performance of his Unfinished Symphony, which had been conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. The conductor swapped roles to accompany on the piano and was joined by the orchestra’s Principal Clarinet at that time, Gervase de Peyer.
Contents
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Der Herd auf dem Helsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), D 965
This recording
This recording was taken from a relay of a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 2 March 1972.
The recording is in the Saul Collection at Music Preserved.
Performers
- Soprano Margaret Price
- Piano Erich Leinsdorf
- Clarinet Gervase de Peyer
