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