Der Frühling will kommen

This is no doubt deeply contrary, but here is Elly Ameling singing Schubert's "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen" (the Shepherd on the Rock)

Contrary, because on hearing of Margaret Price's death today I was looking around for her performance I was looking for a performance of this work. I've not heard it for many years, I used to have a tape of a performance by Price (I'm pretty sure) of this work as part of a 1970's concert from London consisting of Schubert and Webern (both minaturists) and ending with this gloriously sad work. Make sure you listen to part 2 - a vocal and clarinet cadenza. The words and English translation are on the youTube page.
I don't like the switches in scale of the score for when Ameling is singing, two bars at a time is far too little!

The Romantic Imagination

When I read those lines I quoted in my last post I was immediately reminded of this song from Mahler's Der Tambourg'sell - a drummer boy is being led to the gallows for desertion (cue lots of military style music) and bids farewell to, not only his comrades and officers, but the mountains. Here it is sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the film isn't good but listen to the music and the final eerie darkness.

...Gute Nacht, ihr Marmelstein’,
Ihr Berg’ und Hügelein!
Gute nacht, ihr Offizier’,
Korporal’ und Musketier’!
Gute Nacht, ihr Offizier’,
Korporal’ und Grenadier’!

Ich schrei mit heller Stimm’,
Gute Nacht! Gute Nacht!
Von euch ich Urlaub nimm.

You'll find the translation in the subtitles and also here.