Weber: "Der Freischütz" Overture (with Score)

Carl Maria von Weber:
Overture to "Der Freischütz" Op. 77, J. 277 (with Score)
Composed: 1817 - 1821
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
0:00 Adagio (C major)
3:41 Molto vivace (C minor)
Weber composed Der Freischütz between 1817 and 1821, and the opera received its premiere in Berlin on June 18, 1821. Weber's overture to his opera Der Freischütz is one of the most famous nineteenth century works in this form. The opera breaks with the eighteenth century style of overtures that contained only suggestions of the motives that would follow. This work is also larger in scope and scored in broader, more romantic strokes that the equally satisfying, yet clearly more classical Leonore overtures of Beethoven.
In the overture, Weber juxtaposes the major and minor modalities in the key of C, which open for him a number of other tonal areas to explore. To move within these harmonies, he uses the diminished seventh chord to effect subtle and efficient modulations. At the same time, he uses various motifs from the opera itself, especially music from Max's first-act number "Doch mich umgarnen finst're Mache" and the triumphant aria "Süss entzückt entgegen ihm" of Agathe from the second act.
By combining dark orchestral sonorities with suspended chords, Weber sets the tone of the opera and allows the overture to have a more important function than usually occurred in opera. He further tied the overture to the rest of the work by introducing themes and motifs from various numbers, rather than merely suggesting them, and used the overture to develop those ideas. Without giving away the denouement of the opera, Weber prepares the audience for what is to come. In fact, the overture to Der Freischütz is a model that served as the standard for generations of composers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Outside of its performance together with the opera, the overture to Der Freischütz is frequently encountered in the concert hall. Given the resolution of the menacing music of Max with themes associated with Agathe, the overture is a self-contained and comprehensible work when performed on its own. (www.allmusic.com/composition/...)

[@mr-wx3lv]

Underated genius...

[@ADarkandStormyNight]

One of the great overtures from that era

[@Mahlerweber]

Great stuff. It was after hearing this piece as a young boy that I knew music would be my life's passion. The horn chorale in the beginning still moves me to this day. Thank you for posting music/score.

[@Dylonely42]

I love this overture.

[@hyojoon_oo8693]

1:11 호른합창 4:06 1주제 막스주제 5:17 2주제 아가테주제

[@BohemianBaroque]

Outstanding!

[@LearnCompositionOnline]

This is what i call excellent job. He was composing in the end of a style . THis motive at 7:20 is very similar to an important motive used in the Metropolis ST.

[@davemiller7633]

Beautiful

[@user-ru8vy1uz7c]

Bravo bravo bravo bravo bravo fantastic brilliance grandiose genial music super wow

[@juanfernandez1930]

...gracias Weber....gracias Kleiber....!

[@sinyamary]

0:03 - вступление 1:04 - тема леса 2:42 - тема Самьеля 3:42 - г. п. Тема адских сил 1 4:06 - г. п. Тема адских сил 2 4:47 - тема Макса побочная 5:18 - тема Агаты побочная

[@user-TempeL]

베버_마탄의사수 서곡 (마탄의 사수 = freischutz = 백발백중 탄환, 자유발사) 베버는 호른을 대자연을 나타내는 악기로 사용, 호른으로 초반 오프닝을 열면서 자연을 표현 악기를 솔리스틱하게 사용한것이 특징

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

super wow

[@cosetteholliday4482]

1:01-2:39

[@romeoalbns9814]

Si un jour quelqu'un passe ici il y a le début de stupeflip vite de stupeflip a 4:20 👍🏻 Merci a vous

[@2ckbob501]

4-20 comme c'est étonnant xD

[@romeoalbns9814]

@@2ckbob501 ??

[@lancelotlautridou2370]

Je suis venu ici pour ça hahaha merci !

[@lancelotlautridou2370]

@@2ckbob501 bien vu hahaha

[@shai7252]

@@romeoalbns9814 en gros le 420 est une légende de fumeurs de j

[@user-tj9ig8yn8w]

1:09 서곡 시작 (호른)

[@ryankim7338]

3:57

[@kiracp1296]

4:44

[@raychen4254]

I'm puzzled. Is it just me, or there something wrong with the music staff during 1:33~2:19? The key changes from C major to G major, then back to C?

[@doublesharp4325]

It's just transposing instruments. One pair of horns is in F, the other in C.

[@amy-of3qh]

3:40

[@95seoyeon]

5:45

[@isaacschmidt3848]

8:59

[@yejjomi]

7:13

[@gilberttrevino906]

1:07

[@elenechkhartishvili03]

08:31

[@arrrrrran3043]

4:20 stupeflip

[@vizzzer]

HEAVY METAL LIPSTICK - 3:03 N1CHEVO - 7:47 RESIDENT EVI7 - 13:36 AQUAFINA - 19:15 HEAVY METAL - 25:49 OD1NOKO FREESTYLE - 32:48 N1CHEVO (snippet) - 39:31 LIPSTICK (snippet) - 40:09 Оценка альбома - 43:32 Лучший трек - 48:56

[@Zester141]

4 minutes then the flute gets to play. What garbage.

[@kangyroo4526]

4 minutes till the flute has to play, what beauty.

[@musik350]

you wouldn't want to be a trumpet player, then

[@SaintSaens0]

dude he just didn't want the flute sound

[@erika6651]

Four minutes of bliss.

[@toprak3479]

I can't think of any reason why anyone would say this except if their kid was playing the flute part in the school orchestra or something lmao

[@joselino3519]

8:58

[@laktomane9113]

5:45

[@MultiZENASNI]

4:20 stupeflip

[@erika6651]

What is a stupeflip??

[@MultiZENASNI]

@@erika6651 french rap 🤌🏼

[@el_profesordali2783]

@@MultiZENASNI stup zik

[@ameerahmanigat4626]

4:03

[@ruoyingma5423]

8:30