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

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