Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

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

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

8:56

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

Christian Immler, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

2:55

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

Christian Immler, Kateryna Kasper, Polina Pastirchak

1:59

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, Christian Immler, René Jacobs

2:16

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

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

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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:01

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

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

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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Maximilian Schmitt, René Jacobs, Max Urlacher

6:39

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

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

3:26

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

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Maximilian Schmitt, Max Urlacher

3:08

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, Dimitry Ivashchenko, René Jacobs

3:15

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

Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak

4:43

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

Polina Pastirchak, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester

4:42

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

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak

7:08

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

Polina Pastirchak, Maximilian Schmitt, Kateryna Kasper

2:02

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

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

5:59

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

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

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)

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

2:05

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

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

5:33

Scene 1. Nr. 11, Entre-Akt

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

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, Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak

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)

Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

6:02

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

Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper

4:49

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

Yannick Debus, Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester

1:53

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

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie

2:41

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

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

1:52

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

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

5:05

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

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

3:27

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

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

5:05

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

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

2:03

Carl Maria von Weber

Composer
Franz Schubert

Composer
Freiburger Barockorchester

Orchestra
Christian Immler

Bass Guitar, Bass
René Jacobs

Conductor

René Jacobs

Liner Notes