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