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Weber: Der Freischütz

Gundula Janowitz (Agathe), Renate Holm (Aennchen), James King (Max), Eberhard Waechter (Ottokar), Manfred Jungwirth (Kuno), Karl Ridderbusch (Kaspar), Gustav Elger (Samiel), Franz Crass (Eremit) & Heinz Zednik (Kilian)

Choir and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Karl Böhm

Karl Böhm's Freischütz (1972) that has the natural ease of born kinship. His playing of the overture sets the tone with sounds that breathe the sunlit forests; the Wolf's Glen scene tilts these... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 29th Oct 2007
Catalogue No: C732072
Label: Orfeo
Series: Orfeo d'Or, Wiener Staatsoper Live
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

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Weber: Der Freischütz

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Renate Holm, James King, Heinz Zednik, Manfred Jungwirth, Eberhard Wächter, Franz Crass, Gundula Janowitz, Gustav Elger, Karl Ridderbusch
Wiener Staatsoper, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Karl Böhm

Overture

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Act I: Introduction: Victoria! der Meister soll leben (Chorus, Max)

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Act I: Schau der Herr mich an als Konig! (Kilian, Chorus, Max)

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Act I: Dialogue: Was gibt hier? (Kuno, Kilian, Max, Kaspar)

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Act I: Trio: Oh, diese Sonne, furchtbar steigt sie mir empor! (Max, Kuno, Kaspar, Chorus)

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Act I: Dialogue: Jetzt schlag er sich die Grillen aus dem Kopf (Kilian, Max)

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Act 1: Recitative: Nein, langer trag' ich nicht - Aria: Durch die Walder (Max)

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Act I: Dialogue: Da bist du noch Kamerad (Kaspar, Max)

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Act I: Lied: Hier im ird'schen Jammertal (Kaspar)

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Act I: Dialogue: Agathe hat recht, wenn sie mich immer vor dir warnt (Max, Kaspar)

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Act I: Aria: Schweig! Damit dich niemand warnt (Kaspar)

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Act II: Duet: Schelm, halt fest! (Annchen, Agathe)

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Act II: Dialogue: So, nun wird der Ahnherr (Annchen, Agathe)

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Act II: Arietta: Kommt ein schlanker Bursh gegangen (Annchen)

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Act II: Dialogue: Und der Bursch nicht minder schon! (Annchen, Agathe)

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Act II: Recitative: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer - Aria: Leise, leise, fromme Weise (Agathe)

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Act II: Dialogue: Mein Max! (Agathe, Max, Annchen)

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Act II: Trio: Wie? Was? Entsetzen! (Agathe, Annchen, Max)

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Act II: Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut (Chorus)

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Act II: Samiel! Samiel! Erschein! (Kaspar, Samiel)

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Act II: Trefflich bedient … Hal - Furchtbar gannt der dustre Abgrund (Kaspar, Max)

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Act II: Hier bin ich (Max, Kaspar, Chorus, Samiel)

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Act III: Cavatina: Und ob die Wolke sich verhulle (Agathe)

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Act III: Agathe, ich glaube gar, du hast geweint? - Einst traumte meiner sel'gen Base (Annchen)

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Act III: Wir winden dir den Jungfern-Kranz (Annchen, Agathe)

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Act III: Was gleicht wohl auf Erden (Chorus)

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Act III: Dialogue: Genug der Freuden des Mahls, werte Freunde und Jagdgenossen (Ottokar, Kuno, Kaspar, Max, Agathe)

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Act III: Finale: Schaut, o schaut (Chorus, Agathe, Annchen, Kuno, Max, Kaspar, Ottokar)

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Act III: Finale: Wer legt auf ihn so strengen Bann (Eremit, Ottokar, Chorus, Max, Agathe, Annchen, Kuno)

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Karl Böhm's Freischütz (1972) that has the natural ease of born kinship. His playing of the overture sets the tone with sounds that breathe the sunlit forests; the Wolf's Glen scene tilts these into the lurking horror that is the dark side of the opera's coin.
The cast also inhabit their parts as if born into them. Gundula Janowitz floats her tone with ravishing effect in Agathe's 'Leise, leise' and in the later prayer, 'Und ob die Wolke'. Renate Holm sparkles alongside her, deliciously sending up the song about the 'ghostly' dog. Karl Ridderbusch is the blackest of Caspars, sinister yet not without a hint of pathos in this selfdestroying soul. By the same token James King, much of whose career lay in German-speaking lands, has the heroic ring for Max but also the anxiety that has weakened his character. He earns the sonorous forgiveness of Franz Crass's Hermit. The smaller parts fit no less easily into this village community, Manfred Jungwirth making more than usual of Cuno.
There is a merry set of Bridesmaids, and Huntsmen who rejoice infectiously in the chase, though the Act 3 prelude anticipating their chorus is cut (so, reasonably, is a good deal of the dialogue). In the Wolf's Glen itself, there is too much in the way of shrieking winds and clattering hooves, when the music really does it all; but then this was a stage performance, and the scene meets with somewhat stunned applause. It never fails as a spine-chiller. Böhm handles everything beautifully, and unobtrusively, as if the work can be left to speak for itself, which of course is the art of real experience in the opera house. It is a most attractive performance. (The booklet excludes a text and translation.)

March 2008

Böhm handles everything beautifully, and unobtrusively, as if the work can be left to speak for itself, which of course is the art of real experience in the opera house.

Weber: Der Freischütz

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