Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

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

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)

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Christian Immler

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)

Christian Immler, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

2:16

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

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

2:57

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

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

2:16

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:01

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

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

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, Maximilian Schmitt, Freiburger Barockorchester, Max Urlacher

6:39

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

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

3:26

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

Maximilian Schmitt, Max Urlacher, 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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak

4:43

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

Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester, 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)

Polina Pastirchak, Maximilian Schmitt, Kateryna Kasper

2:02

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

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

5:59

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

Max Urlacher, René Jacobs, 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, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

3:52

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

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

2:05

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

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

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)

Polina Pastirchak, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

4:15

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

Kateryna Kasper, Polina Pastirchak

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)

Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester, Yannick Debus

1:53

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

Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

2:41

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

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

1:52

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

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

5:05

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

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

3:27

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

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

5:05

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

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

2:03

Carl Maria von Weber

Composer
Franz Schubert

Composer
Christian Immler

Bass Guitar, Bass
René Jacobs

Conductor
Polina Pastirchak

Soprano

René Jacobs

Liner Notes