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