Peter Schreier, Gundula Janowitz, Bernd Weikl, Theo Adam, Siegfried Vogel, Edith Mathis
Carlos Kleiber - Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig
1973
Music Web International : Marc Bridle "..And that is the colossal scale of Kleiber's life and death. There exist some of the greatest recorded performances of symphonies and operas anywhere in the catalogue (are there many people who would deny that his Der Freischütz is the greatest opera recording ever made?) Kleiber does what every great conductor does : he brings to a work something personal and unique. .."
Penguin Guide 3 star
Especially for Parzifal
Carl Maria Von Weber : Der Freischutz Romantic Opera in Three Acts Libretto Johann Friedrich Kind Bernd Weikl : Ottokar Siegfried Vogel : Kuno Gundula Janowitz : Agathe Edith Mathis : Annchen Kaspar : Theo Adam Max : Peter Schreier A Hermit : Franz Grass Kilian : Gunther Leib First Bridesmaid : Renate Hoff Second Bridesmaid : Brigitte Pfretzschner Third Bridesmaid : Renate krahmer Fourth Bridesmaid : Ingeborg Springer Rundfunkchor Leipzig Leipzig Radio Chorus Chorus Master : Horst Neumann Staatskapelle Dresden Carlos Kleiber Year: 1973