Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

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

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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Christian Immler, René Jacobs

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, René Jacobs, Christian Immler

2:16

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

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

2:57

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

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

2:16

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:01

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

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

6:09

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

1:16

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

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Max Urlacher, Maximilian Schmitt

6:39

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

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

3:26

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

Max Urlacher, Maximilian Schmitt, Dimitry Ivashchenko

3:08

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

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

3:15

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

Polina Pastirchak, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Kateryna Kasper

4:43

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

René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak

4:42

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:19

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

René Jacobs, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Freiburger Barockorchester

4:51

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Maximilian Schmitt

3:52

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

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

2:05

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

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

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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, 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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper

6:02

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

Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak

4:49

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

Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Yannick Debus

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)

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

1:52

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

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

5:05

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

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

3:27

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

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

5:05

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

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

2:03

Carl Maria Von Weber

Composer
Franz Schubert

Composer
Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Choir
Christian Immler

Bass Guitar, Bass
René Jacobs

Conductor

René Jacobs

Liner Notes