Release Date: 20 March 2020
Label: Oehms - Cd / OEHMS Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4260034869882
Composer/Series: Carl Maria von Weber
Description
Der Freischütz represents a milestone in the history of German opera. Written in 1821 against the backcloth of the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon, this so-called ‘national opera’ expresses the Germans’ desire for cultural identity. The librettist Johann Friedrich Kind places the action around the time of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48), a time when society was shaped by religious power struggles, war and outdated rituals, leading to a blurring of reality and the illusion of a perfect world. According to ancient custom, the huntsman Max is allowed to take his beloved Agathe as his wife and become a hereditary forester only if his shot in a shooting contest hits its mark. But Kaspar tries to lure Max into a pact with the devil that ensures seven free bullets for Max that will not miss their target in the Wolfschlucht … The recording took place on 8 December 2018 with the Essen Philharmonic under Tomáš Netopil in the Aalto Theater Essen. The production will be revived in April 2020.
Salaputia Brass Quintett; Isabel Martínez García; Matthias Kamleiter; Rafael Sars; Markus Czieharz;
Essener Philharmoniker; Giulia Montanari; Bettina Ranch; Prager Philharmonischer Chor; Lukáš Vasile
Anna Walachowski; Ines Walachowski
Zempleni Szabolcs:Nagy Peter
Zagreb Po/Kitayenko
Zagreb Phil/Kitajenko
Young Simone:Philh.Hamburg
Young:Philharmoniker Hamburg
