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