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