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