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Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act II : Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act II: No. 8, Scene & Aria. Wie nahte mir der Schlummer – Leise, leise, fromme Weise!
About This Song
About "Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act II : Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act II: No. 8, Scene & Aria. Wie nahte mir der Schlummer – Leise, leise, fromme Weise!" by Gundula Janowitz
Agathe's prayer in Weber's 'Leise, leise' is a moonlit vigil. Janowitz hushes her soprano to a shimmering thread, the orchestra breathing like a forest at night. The calm is deceptive—underneath, dread coils, and her final plea rises like smoke, beautiful and uneasy.
