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