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

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