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