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