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

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