PENTATONE
Weber: Der Freischutz / Davidsen, Schager, Janowski, Frankfurt Radio Symphony
$32.99
Details
- Composer
- WEBER, CARL MARIA VON
- Artist
- Schager, Davidsen, Held, Fomina, Eiche, Filler, Bauer, Selig, Janowski
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- PENTATONE
- Released
- Oct 25, 2019
- Catalog #
- PTC5186788
- UPC
- 827949078866
About
Maestro Marek Janowski leads a sensational cast — including star vocalists Lise Davidsen and Andreas Schager — on this new recording of Der Freischütz, the German Romantic opera par excellence. In the years after its 1821 premiere, the catchy melodies, picturesque charm and spooky scenes of Der Freischütz thrilled audiences throughout Europe. Janowski’s inspired reading lifts out the symphonic qualities of Carl Maria von Weber’s masterpiece, and makes clear why colleagues such as Hector Berlioz and Richard Wagner raved about the work. The excellent cast consists of Lise Davidsen (Agathe), Andreas Schager (Max), Sofia Fomina (Ännchen), Alan Held (Kaspar), Markus Eiche (Ottokar) and Franz-Josef Selig (Eremit). Janowski conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and MDR Radio Choir. For this recording, the original spoken dialogues have been replaced by short narrations, written by Katharina Wagner and Daniel Weber and recited by Corinna Kirchhoff and Peter Simonischeck. Marek Janowski is one of the most celebrated conductors of our times, and enjoys a vast PENTATONE discography, including complete recordings of Bruckner’s symphonies and Wagner’s mature operas. Frankfurt Radio Symphony has also released multiple albums on PENTATONE, including a recording of Richard Strauss’s Salome (2017).
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REVIEW:
Lise Davidsen gives her finest performance to date, with both her arias sung with a big, radiant voice, but always lyrically. She is well matched by Sofia Fomina’s perky Ännchen. Janowski conducts Weber’s masterly score with atmosphere and the choir are thrilling in the Huntsmen’s Chorus.
– Sunday Times (UK)
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REVIEW:
Lise Davidsen gives her finest performance to date, with both her arias sung with a big, radiant voice, but always lyrically. She is well matched by Sofia Fomina’s perky Ännchen. Janowski conducts Weber’s masterly score with atmosphere and the choir are thrilling in the Huntsmen’s Chorus.
– Sunday Times (UK)
Tracklist 27 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Overture 08:56
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Overture
- Duration
- 08:56
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
2 Act I: Introduction: Victoria! Der Meister soll leben - Schau' der Herr mich an als König (Chorus, Kilian) 05:33
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I: Introduction: Victoria! Der Meister soll leben - Schau' der Herr mich an als König (Chorus, Kilian)
- Duration
- 05:33
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Christoph Filler
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
3 Act I: Narration: Was traf er denn? (Samiel) 01:47
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I: Narration: Was traf er denn? (Samiel)
- Duration
- 01:47
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Corinna Kirchhoff
-
4 Act I: Terzetto and Chorus: O! diese Sonne! (Max, Kuno, Kaspar, Chorus) 06:08
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I: Terzetto and Chorus: O! diese Sonne! (Max, Kuno, Kaspar, Chorus)
- Duration
- 06:08
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Andreas Schager, Andreas Bauer, Alan Held
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
5 Act I: Waltz and Aria: Nein! Länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen - Durch die Wälder (Max) 08:04
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act I: Waltz and Aria: Nein! Länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen - Durch die Wälder (Max)
- Duration
- 08:04
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Andreas Schager
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
6 Act I: Narration: Der gute Kaspar is mir schon treu zu Diensten (Samiel) 00:28
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act I: Narration: Der gute Kaspar is mir schon treu zu Diensten (Samiel)
- Duration
- 00:28
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Corinna Kirchhoff
-
7 Act I: Hier im ird'schen Jammerthal (Kaspar) 01:49
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act I: Hier im ird'schen Jammerthal (Kaspar)
- Duration
- 01:49
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Alan Held
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
8 Act I: Narration: Schweig! gegen Jedermann - Kaspar ist geschickt! (Kaspar, Max, Samiel) 00:57
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act I: Narration: Schweig! gegen Jedermann - Kaspar ist geschickt! (Kaspar, Max, Samiel)
- Duration
- 00:57
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Alan Held, Andreas Schager, Corinna Kirchhoff
-
9 Act I: Aria: Schweig! Damit dich Niemand warnt (Kaspar) 03:01
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act I: Aria: Schweig! Damit dich Niemand warnt (Kaspar)
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Alan Held
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
10 Act II: Duet: Schelm, halt fest! (Agathe, Ännchen) 04:21
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act II: Duet: Schelm, halt fest! (Agathe, Ännchen)
- Duration
- 04:21
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Lise Davidsen, Sofia Fomina
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
11 Act II: Narration: Sie blutet (Eremit) 00:12
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act II: Narration: Sie blutet (Eremit)
- Duration
- 00:12
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Peter Simonischek
-
12 Act II: Arietta: Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen (Ännchen) 03:40
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act II: Arietta: Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen (Ännchen)
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Sofia Fomina
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
13 Act II: Narration: Meine Warnung treibt Agathe um (Eremit) 00:27
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Act II: Narration: Meine Warnung treibt Agathe um (Eremit)
- Duration
- 00:27
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Peter Simonischek
-
14 Act II: Aria: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (Agathe) 08:24
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Act II: Aria: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (Agathe)
- Duration
- 08:24
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Lise Davidsen
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
15 Act II: Narration: Ihr sehnlichst erwarteter Bräutigam (Eremit, Samiel) 00:59
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Act II: Narration: Ihr sehnlichst erwarteter Bräutigam (Eremit, Samiel)
- Duration
- 00:59
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Peter Simonischek, Corinna Kirchhoff
-
16 Act II: Terzetto: Wie? Was? Entsetzen! (Agathe, Ännchen, Max) 06:21
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Act II: Terzetto: Wie? Was? Entsetzen! (Agathe, Ännchen, Max)
- Duration
- 06:21
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Lise Davidsen, Sofia Fomina, Andreas Schager
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
17 Act II: Finale: Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut! (Chorus, Kaspar, Samiel, Max) 15:43
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Act II: Finale: Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut! (Chorus, Kaspar, Samiel, Max)
- Duration
- 15:43
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Alan Held, Corinna Kirchhoff, Andreas Schager
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
- Disc 2
-
1 Act III: Entr'acte 01:52
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act III: Entr'acte
- Duration
- 01:52
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
2 Act III: Cavatina: Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle (Agathe) 05:50
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act III: Cavatina: Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle (Agathe)
- Duration
- 05:50
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Lise Davidsen
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
3 Act III: Narration: Meine Warnung verfolgt sie jetzt bis in ihren Schlaf (Eremit, Ännchen) 00:37
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act III: Narration: Meine Warnung verfolgt sie jetzt bis in ihren Schlaf (Eremit, Ännchen)
- Duration
- 00:37
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Peter Simonischek, Sofia Fomina
-
4 Act III: Aria: Einst träumte meiner sel'gen Base (Ännchen) 06:10
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act III: Aria: Einst träumte meiner sel'gen Base (Ännchen)
- Duration
- 06:10
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Sofia Fomina
- Ensemble
- Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
5 Act III: Narration: Ännchen versucht Agathe Mut zuzusprechen (Eremit) 00:14
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act III: Narration: Ännchen versucht Agathe Mut zuzusprechen (Eremit)
- Duration
- 00:14
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Peter Simonischek
-
6 Act III: Folksong: Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz (All) 02:22
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act III: Folksong: Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz (All)
- Duration
- 02:22
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Andreas Schager, Lise Davidsen, Alan Held, Sofia Fomina, Markus Eiche, Christoph Filler, Franz-Josef Selig, Andreas Bauer, Sybille Neumüller, Dorothea Sulikowski, Kerstin Klein-Koyuncu, Joanne Marie D'Mello
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
7 Act III: Narration: Sie stolperte (Eremit, Ännchen, Agathe, Bridesmaids) 01:37
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act III: Narration: Sie stolperte (Eremit, Ännchen, Agathe, Bridesmaids)
- Duration
- 01:37
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Peter Simonischek, Sofia Fomina, Lise Davidsen
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
8 Act III: Was gleicht wohl auf Erden (Chorus) 02:37
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act III: Was gleicht wohl auf Erden (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski
-
9 Act III: Narration: Alle, alle stehen sie da (Samiel, Eremit) 00:54
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act III: Narration: Alle, alle stehen sie da (Samiel, Eremit)
- Duration
- 00:54
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Corinna Kirchhoff, Peter Simonischek
-
10 Act III: Finale: Schaut, schaut (Agathe, Ännchen, Ottokar, Max, Eremit, Kaspar, Kuno, Chorus) 16:38
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act III: Finale: Schaut, schaut (Agathe, Ännchen, Ottokar, Max, Eremit, Kaspar, Kuno, Chorus)
- Duration
- 16:38
- Composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Performer
- Lise Davidsen, Sofia Fomina, Markus Eiche, Andreas Schager, Franz-Josef Selig, Alan Held, Andreas Bauer
- Ensemble
- MDR Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
- Conductor
- Marek Janowski