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