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