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

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