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