Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

Christian Immler, René Jacobs, Max Urlacher, Polina Pastirchak, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Maximilian Schmitt, 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)

Christian Immler, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

2:55

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

Christian Immler, Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper

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)

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

2:57

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

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

2:16

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:01

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

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

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)

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

3:26

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

Maximilian Schmitt, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Max Urlacher

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, Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs

4:43

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

Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper

4:42

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, Polina Pastirchak, 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)

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)

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

4:19

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, Dimitry Ivashchenko, René Jacobs

4:51

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

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Maximilian Schmitt

3:52

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

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

2:05

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

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

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)

René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester

6:02

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

Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester, Kateryna Kasper, René Jacobs

4:49

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

Max Urlacher, Yannick Debus, Freiburger Barockorchester

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)

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

1:52

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

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

5:05

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

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

3:27

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

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

5:05

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

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

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