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