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