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

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