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

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