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