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