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Weber: Der Freischütz

Gundula Janowitz (Agathe), Edith Mathis (Ännchen), Peter Schreier (Max), Theo Adam (Kaspar), Franz Crass (Hermit), Siegfried Vogel (Kuno), Bernd Weikl (Ottokar), Günther Leib (Kilian), Gerhard Paul (Zamiel)

Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber's fine set of Der Freischütz earns reissue on CD for a number of reasons. One is the excellence of the actual recorded sound with a score that profits greatly from such attention.
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Release Date: 7th Sep 1998
Catalogue No: 4577362
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Series: Originals
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Work length2:09:08

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Monika Hildebrand (speaker), Otto Mellies (speaker), Edith Mathis (soprano), Hans Jörn Weber (speaker), Ingrid Hille (speaker), Friedrich Wilhelm Junge (speaker), Use Rainer (speaker), Peter Schreier (tenor), Regina Jeske (speaker), Renate Hoff (soprano), Gerd Biewer (speaker), Kurt W. Franke (speaker), August Hütten (speaker), Alfred Woronetzki (speaker), Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Günther Leib (bass), Achim Schmidtchen (speaker), Gerlind Schulze (speaker), Theo Adam (bass), Brigitte Pfretzschner (alto), Peter Hölzel (speaker), Franz Crass (bass), Siegfried Vogel (bass), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo-soprano), Renate Krahmer (soprano), Gerhard Paul (speaker), Bernd Weikl (baritone), Horst Neumann (chorus master)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Leipzig Radio Choir
Carlos Kleiber
Recorded: 1973-01-22
Recording Venue: Lukaskirche, Dresden

Overture

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"Viktoria! Viktoria! ..." - Bauern-Marsch - "Schau der Herr mich an als König!"

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"Was gibt's hier?"

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"O diese Sonne" - "Das Wild in Fluren und Triften"

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"Ein braver Mann"

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Walzer

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"Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen" - "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen"

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"Kamerad!"

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"Hier im irdschen Jammertal"

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"Bruderherz!"

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"Schweig - damit dich niemand warnt!"

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"Schelm! Halt fest!"

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"So! Da oben mag ich den Herrn Urältervater"

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"Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen"

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"Und der Bursch nicht minder schön"

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"Wie nahte mir der Schlummer" - "Leise, leise, fromme Weise!"

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"Meine Agathe!"

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"Wie? Was? Entsetzen!"

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"Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut" - "Samiel! Samiel! Erschein!" - "Ha!-Furchtbar gähnt der düstre Abgrund"

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Entr'acte

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"Ein herrliches Jagdwetter!"

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"Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle"

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"Du hast dich dazugehalten!"

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"Einst träumte meiner sel'gen Base" - "Trübe Augen, Liebchen, taugen"

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"Nun muß ich aber den Kranz holen"

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"Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz"

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"Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?"

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"Genug der Freuden des Mahls"

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"Schaut, o schaut! Er traf die eigne Braut!"

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"Wer legt auf ihn so strengen Bann?"

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2010

Carlos Kleiber's fine set of Der Freischütz earns reissue on CD for a number of reasons. One is the excellence of the actual recorded sound with a score that profits greatly from such attention.
Weber's famous attention to details of orchestration is lovingly explored by a conductor who has taken the trouble to go back to the score in manuscript and observe the differences between that and most of the published versions. So not only do we hear the eerie sound of low flute thirds and the subtle contrast of unmuted viola with fourpart muted violins in Agathe's 'Leise, leise', among much else, with a new freshness and point, but all the diabolical effects in the Wolf's Glen come up with a greater sense of depth, down to the grisliest detail. The beginning of the Overture, and the opening of the Wolf's Glen scene, steal upon us out of a primeval silence, as they should. All this would be of little point were the performance itself not of such interest. There's a good deal to argue about but this is because the performance is so interesting. Even if some of Kleiber's tempos are possibly unwise, they spring from a careful, thoughtful and musical mind.
The singing cast is excellent, with Gundula Janowitz an outstanding Agathe to a somewhat reflective Max from Peter Schreier, at his best when the hero is brought low by the devilish machinations; Edith Mathis is a pretty Aennchen, Theo Adam a fine, murky Caspar. The dialogue, spoken by actors, is slightly abbreviated and occasionally amended. Kleiber's reading produces much new insight to a magical old score.

Weber: Der Freischütz

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