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