Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

8:56

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Christian Immler

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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Christian Immler, René Jacobs

2:16

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

René Jacobs, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Maximilian Schmitt, 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)

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

2:39

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

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

3:01

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, Maximilian Schmitt, René Jacobs, Matthias Winckhler, Dimitry Ivashchenko, 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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Max Urlacher, Maximilian Schmitt

6:39

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

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

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)

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

3:15

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

Polina Pastirchak, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Kateryna Kasper

4:43

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

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper

4:42

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

Polina Pastirchak, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

7:08

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

Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, Maximilian Schmitt

2:02

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

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

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)

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)

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

2:05

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

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

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)

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, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

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)

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

1:52

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

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

5:05

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

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

3:27

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

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

5:05

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

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

2:03

René Jacobs

Liner Notes