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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Ouvertüre | |||
| 2. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 1. Introduktion. Viktoria! Viktoria! der Meister soll leben. Peasant March. Scha | |||
| 3. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 2. Was git's hier? | |||
| 4. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 2. No. 2. Terzett mit Chor. Oh, diese Sonne, furchtbar steigt sie mir empor! | |||
| 5. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 3. Ein braver Mann | |||
| 6. Der FreischÃ1/4tz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 3. No. 3. Walzer | |||
| 7. Der FreischÃ1/4tz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 4. Rezitativ und Arie. Nein, lÃnger trag' ich nicht die Qualen ... Durch die WÃl | |||
| 8. Der FreischÃ1/4tz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 5. Kamerad! | |||
| 9. Der FreischÃ1/4tz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 5. No. 4. Lied. Hier im ird'schen Jammertal! | |||
| 10. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 1. Scene 5. Bruderherz! | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 2. Scene 4. Wolf's Glen Scene. No. 10. Finale. Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut! Scene 5. | |||
| 2. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. No. 11. Entr'acte | |||
| 3. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 1. Herrliches Jagdwetter! | |||
| 4. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 2. No. 12. Kavatine. Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle | |||
| 5. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 3. Du hast dich dazugehalten! | |||
| 6. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 3. No. 13. Romanze, Rezitativ und Arie. Einst träumte meiner sel'gen Base...Du z | |||
| 7. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 3. Nun muß ich aber den Kranz holen! | |||
| 8. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 4. No. 14. Volkslied. Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz. Scene 5. Da bin ich wied | |||
| 9. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 6. No. 15. Jägerchor: Was gleicht wohl auf Erden | |||
| 10. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Act 3. Scene 6. Genug der Freuden des Mahles | |||
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There are better renditions than this one: my own favorite is the Jochum, again on Deutsche Grammaphon, but I would also place those by Keilberth and Furtwangler comfortably above the achievement under discussion here. Kleiber's conducting exudes excitement but also a certain hardness because it is so hard-driven. The cast is good but surpassed by the competition elsewhere (only Franz Crass' Hermit seems definitive to me), and the actors brought in to speak the dialogue have voices that bear little resemblence to the singers' voices, a distracting device for those with discerning ears.
If a record collector were to purchase only one "Freischutz" for his library, this would be a safe enough choice; I would just caution him not to be engulfed by the hype. This recording is not so indisputably pre-eminent as the commentary suggests.
In the end, DG's recording comes up first because it makes your heart pound. Janowitz and Schreier are second to none in their expression and vocal acting and the Wolf's Glen is a rushing mass of terror. All in all, a good recording with everyone in top form.
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