Weber: Der Freischütz

Weber: Der Freischütz

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

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)

René Jacobs, Christian Immler, 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)

Christian Immler, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

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, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie

2:16

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

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

2:39

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

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

3:01

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

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

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)

Maximilian Schmitt, René Jacobs, Max Urlacher, Freiburger Barockorchester

6:39

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

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

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)

René Jacobs, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Freiburger Barockorchester

3:15

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

Kateryna Kasper, Polina Pastirchak, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

4:43

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

René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester

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, Kateryna Kasper, Maximilian Schmitt, Polina Pastirchak

5:59

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

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

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)

Maximilian Schmitt, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

3:52

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

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

2:05

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

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

5:33

Scene 1. Nr. 11, Entre-Akt

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

1:54

Scene 1. Dialog "Guten Morgen, Kamerad! Ausgeschlafen?" (Kaspar, Max)

Maximilian Schmitt, Dimitry Ivashchenko

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)

Kateryna Kasper, Polina Pastirchak

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

René Jacobs, Polina Pastirchak, Kateryna Kasper, Freiburger Barockorchester

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)

Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs

2:41

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

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

1:52

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

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

5:05

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

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

3:27

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

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

5:05

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

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

2:03

Carl Maria Von Weber

Composer
Franz Schubert

Composer
René Jacobs

Conductor
Kateryna Kasper

Soprano
Polina Pastirchak

Soprano

René Jacobs

Liner Notes