Composer: Carl Maria von Weber / Year: 1817 / Country: Germany / Genre: Early Romantic / Form: Opera
An opera by Carl Maria von Weber that represents German Romanticism. It premiered in Berlin in 1821 and was a great success as a pioneer of German national opera. It depicts the tragedy and salvation of a marksman who makes a pact with the devil to obtain magic bullets that never miss their target. The overture and the "Hunter's Chorus" in particular are known as masterpieces often performed independently, and the work had a significant influence on later composers such as Wagner.
Recommended recordings by performer (compare)
Carlos Kleiber (1985, Der Freischütz): Carl Maria von Weber / Gundula Janowitz / Edith Mathis / Peter Schreier / Theo Adam / Staatskapelle Dresden / Carlos Kleiber
Wilhelm Furtwängler (1988, Der Freischütz): Carl Maria von Weber / Wiener Philharmoniker / Wilhelm Furtwängler
Eugen Jochum (1988, Der Freischütz): Carl Maria von Weber / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Eugen Jochum
Joseph Keilberth (1988, Der Freischütz): Carl Maria von Weber / Fritz Hoppe / Wilhelm Dicks / Gottlob Frick / Rudolf Schock / Karl Christian Kohn / Lisa Otto / Elisabeth Grümmer / Ernst Wiemann / Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Berliner Phi
Erich Kleiber (2009, Weber: Der Freischütz (Excerpts) / Mendelssohn.: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Excerpts)): Carl Maria von Weber / Felix Mendelssohn / Berliner Philharmoniker / Wilhelm Furtwängler / Erich Kleiber
René Jacobs (2022, Der Freischütz): Weber / René Jacobs / Freiburger Barockorchester / Zürcher Sing‐Akademie / Christian Immler / Polina Pasztircsák / Kateryna Kasper / Maximilian Schmitt / Max Urlacher