Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

Kateryna Kasper, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Max Urlacher, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Maximilian Schmitt, Polina Pastirchak, Christian Immler

2022

Weber’s Der Freischütz—about a marksman determined to win his love with the help of magic bullets—is one of the great 19th-century German operas. It’s a pre-Wagnerian tale full of fantasy, peril and passion with a score packed with atmosphere and descriptive power. In this riveting new version, conductor René Jacobs brings his customary freshness and vitality to Weber’s music, thanks to his thrilling singers (who also deliver the opera’s spoken dialogue with absolute commitment and verve) and the boundless energy of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. And there’s a bonus: The libretto’s original prologue, discarded by Weber in a moment of ill-advised editing, is here reincorporated by some imaginative recycling of some of the composer’s music, restoring the pivotal role of the Hermit to its rightful place.

Nr. 1, Overtura

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

8:56

Scene 1. Aria "Allerbarmen! Herr dort oben!" (Der Eremit)

René Jacobs, Christian Immler, Freiburger Barockorchester

2:55

Scene 2. Dialog "Wo Agathe nur bleiben mag?" (Der Eremit, Agathe, Ännchen)

Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, Christian Immler

1:59

Scene 2. Duetto "Nimm hin des Freundes Gabe" (Der Eremit, Agathe)

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Christian Immler

2:16

Scene 3. Chor "Viktoria! Viktoria!" (Chor der Landleute, Max)

Maximilian Schmitt, Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs

2:57

Scene 3. Lied "Schau' der Herr mich an als König!" (Kilian, Chor)

Yannick Debus, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

2:16

Scene 4. Dialog "Was ist hier los?" (Kuno, Kilian, Max, Samiels Stimme, Kaspar)

Maximilian Schmitt, Matthias Winckhler, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Freiburger Kinder, Max Urlacher, Yannick Debus

2:39

Scene 4. Romanze "Herr Ottokar jagte durch Heis und durch Wald" (Kuno) & Dialog

Freiburger Barockorchester, Max Urlacher, Maximilian Schmitt, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs, Yannick Debus, Matthias Winckhler

3:01

Scene 4 & 5. Nr. 2, Terzetto con Cori "Oh diese Sonne" (Max, Kuno, Kaspar, Chor) & Dialog

Maximilian Schmitt, Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Matthias Winckhler

6:09

Scene 5. Nr. 3, Scena ed Aria. Walzer

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

1:16

Scene 6. Rezitativ "Nein, länger trag' ich" & Aria "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen" (Max, Samiels Stimme)

Maximilian Schmitt, Max Urlacher, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

6:39

Scene 7. Dialog & Nr. 4, Lied "Hier im ird'schen Jammertal" (Kaspar, Samiels Stimme, Max)

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Maximilian Schmitt, Max Urlacher, Dimitry Ivashchenko

3:26

Scene 7. Dialog "Agathe hat recht" (Max, Kaspar, Samiels Stimme)

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Max Urlacher, Maximilian Schmitt

3:08

Scene 7. Nr. 5, Aria "Schweig', schweig', damit dich niemand warnt!" (Kaspar)

René Jacobs, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Freiburger Barockorchester

3:15

Scene 1. Dialog & Nr. 6, Duetto "Schelm! Halt fest!" (Ännchen, Agathe)

René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester, Kateryna Kasper

4:43

Scene 1. Nr. 7, Arietta "Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen" (Ännchen) & Dialog

Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs

4:42

Scene 2. Nr. 8, Scena ed Aria "Wie nahte mir der Schlummer" (Agathe)

Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

7:08

Scene 3. Dialog "Lieber Max, was ist los?" (Agathe, Max, Ännchen)

Kateryna Kasper, Maximilian Schmitt, Polina Pastirchak

2:02

Scene 3. Nr. 9, Terzetto "Wie? Was? Entsetzen!" (Agathe, Ännchen, Max)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak, Maximilian Schmitt, Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs

5:59

Scene 4. Dialog (Samiels Stimme) & Nr. 10, "Milch des Mondes fiel auf's Kraut" (Chor)

Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Max Urlacher

4:19

Scene 5. Dialog (zwei Geister) & Melodram "Was für eine schreckliche Hitze!" (Kaspar)

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Dimitry Ivashchenko

4:51

Scene 7. Ha! Furchtbar gähnt der düst're Abgrund (Max)

Maximilian Schmitt, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

3:52

Scene 7 & 8. Dialog "Der Mond, der Mond verfinstert sich" (Max, Kaspar) & Melodram (Samiel)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Dimitry Ivashchenko, René Jacobs, Maximilian Schmitt, Max Urlacher

2:05

Scene 8. Ah! Zische, brause, koche auf (Samiel, Kaspar, Chor, Max)

Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Maximilian Schmitt, Max Urlacher, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Dimitry Ivashchenko

5:33

Scene 1. Nr. 11, Entre-Akt

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

1:54

Scene 1. Dialog "Guten Morgen, Kamerad! Ausgeschlafen?" (Kaspar, Max)

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Maximilian Schmitt

1:21

Scene 2. Nr. 12, Cavatina "Und ob die Wolke" (Agathe)

René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester

4:15

Scene 3. Dialog "Na, du bist früher auf als ich!" (Agathe, Ännchen)

Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper

1:20

Scene 3. Nr. 13, Romanza ed Aria "Einst traümte meiner sel'gen Base" (Ännchen)

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper

6:02

Scene 3, 4 & 5. Dialog & Nr. 14, Volkslied "Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz" (Agathe, Frauenchor) & Dialog

Freiburger Barockorchester, Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak

4:49

Scene 5 & 6. Dialog "Mit einem lauten Schrei" (Samiels Stimme) & Dialog "Liebe Freunde" (Ottokar)

Yannick Debus, Freiburger Barockorchester, Max Urlacher

1:53

Scene 6. Nr. 15, Jägerchor "Was gleicht wohl auf Erden" (Chor der Jäger)

Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

2:41

Scene 6 & 7. Dialog "Das war wirklich meisterhaft" (Ottokar, Kuno, Kaspar, Samiel, Max)

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Yannick Debus, Max Urlacher, Maximilian Schmitt, Matthias Winckhler

1:52

Scene 7. Nr. 16, Finale "Schaut, o schaut "(Chor, Ännchen, Agathe, Kaspar, Max, Samiels Stimme, Kuno, Ottokar)

Polina Pastirchak, Max Urlacher, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper, Maximilian Schmitt, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, Dimitry Ivashchenko

5:05

Scene 7. Nur du kannst dieses Rätsel lösen (Ottokar, Max, Kuno, Agathe, Ännchen, Chor)

René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Maximilian Schmitt, Freiburger Barockorchester, Yannick Debus, Matthias Winckhler, Polina Pastirchak

3:27

Scene 7. Wer legt auf ihn so strengen Bann? (Der Eremit, Ottokar, Chor, Max, Kuno, Ännchen)

Yannick Debus, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester, Matthias Winckhler, Christian Immler

5:05

Scene 7. Doch jetzt erhebt noch eure Blicke (Der Eremit, Chor, Alle)

Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Kateryna Kasper, Polina Pastirchak, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Maximilian Schmitt, Matthias Winckhler, Christian Immler

2:03

Carl Maria Von Weber

Composer
Franz Schubert

Composer
Kateryna Kasper

Soprano
Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Choir
René Jacobs

Conductor

René Jacobs

Liner Notes