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