Mascagni: L'amico Fritz

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
2011

Italian composer Mascagni’s reputation rests on just one work, his one-act verismo classic Cavalleria Rusticana. It’s frequently performed as a double bill with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (hence the popular epithet “Cav and Pag”). As a result, the remainder of Mascagni’s output, which includes no fewer than 14 operas, has been unjustly overlooked. That said, neither Iris nor L’amico Fritz has entirely disappeared from view, the latter (first staged at Rome’s Teatro Costanzi in October 1891) especially fine. On this 1969 recording with conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni make a compelling dramatic duo. Act II’s “Cherry Duet” between Fritz and Suzel is full of the requisite passion, while the orchestral intermezzo preceding Act III is a powerful display of Italian emotion.

Pietro Mascagni
L'amico Fritz
Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Benito Di Bella, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Benito Di Bella, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Benito Di Bella, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson
Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major
Vicente Sardinero, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major, Benito Di Bella, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia
Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Benito Di Bella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti
Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti, Malvina Major
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Malvina Major
Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia
Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Benito Di Bella, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella
Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major
Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Luigi Pontiggia, Benito Di Bella, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti
Mirella Freni, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero
Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero
Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Douglas Robinson, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero

13 June 2011 33 Tracks, 1 hour 32 minutes ℗ 1969 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering 2000 by EMI Records Ltd.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics