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