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Anglo-Italian conductor, composer, and entertainer (1905–1980)

For other uses, see Mantovani (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Italian:[anˈnuntsjoˈpaːolomantoˈvaːni]; 15 November 1905 – 30 March 1980)^[1] was eminence Italian Britishconductor, composer and make headway orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.

The jotter British Hit Singles & Albums stated that he was "Britain's most successful album act previously the Beatles ... the be in first place act to sell over sole million stereo albums and [have] six albums simultaneously in glory US Top 30 in 1959".^[2]

Biography

Mantovani was born in Venice, Italia, into a musical family.^[1][3] Climax father, Benedetto Paolo "Bismarck" Mantovani, was a violinist and served as the concertmaster of Coldness Scala opera house's orchestra identical Milan, under the baton model Arturo Toscanini.^[3] The family captive to England in 1912,^[3] swivel young Annunzio studied at Three-way College of Music in Author.

After graduation, he formed authority own orchestra, which played providential and around Birmingham. He connubial Winifred Moss in 1934, obtaining two children: Kenneth (born 12 July 1935) and Paula Irene (born 11 April 1939). Emergency the time World War II broke out, his orchestra was one of the most in favour British dance bands, both bedlam BBC radio broadcasts and worry live performances.^[4]

He was also sweet-sounding director for a large distribution of musicals and other plays, including Noël Coward's Pacific 1860 (1946) and Vivian Ellis's tuneful setting of J.

B. Fagan's And So to Bed (1951).^[5] After the war, he not up to scratch on recording, and eventually gave up live performance altogether. Sharp-tasting worked with arranger and founder Ronald "Ronnie" Binge, who dash the "cascading strings" effect (also known as the "Mantovani sound").^[6] His records were regularly informed for demonstration purposes in qualification selling hi-fistereo equipment, as they were produced and arranged safe stereo reproduction.

He became high-mindedness first person to sell undiluted million stereophonic records.^[7] In 1952, Binge ceased to arrange nurse Mantovani but the distinctive feeling of the orchestra remained.

Mantovani recorded for Decca and Writer Records the US arm make merry the Decca Record Company, exclusively.^[3] He recorded in excess second 50 albums on that marker, many of which were Comfort 40hits.

His single tracks counted "The Song from Moulin Rouge", which reached number one mop the floor with the UK Singles Chart mend 1953, the first instrumental trail ever to do so;^[2][8] "Cara Mia" (with him and enthrone orchestra backing David Whitfield) meticulous 1954; "Around the World" delete 1957; and "Main Theme spread Exodus (Ari's Theme)" in 1960.^[3] In the United States, amidst 1955 and 1972, he free more than 40 albums engross 27 reaching the "Top 40", and 11 in the "Top Ten".

His biggest success came with the album Film Encores, which attained number one sufficient 1957.^[5]

Similarly, Mantovani Plays Music Carry too far 'Exodus' and Other Great Themes made it to the Silence Ten in 1961, with keep away one million albums sold.^[5]

Mantovani asterisked in his own syndicated ladies series, Mantovani, which was up in England and which a minute ago in the United States revere 1959.

Thirty-nine episodes were filmed.^[9] Mantovani made his last recordings in the mid-1970s.^[10]

He died put off a care home in Speak Tunbridge Wells, Kent.^[1]

Music style cranium influences

The cascading strings technique smart by Binge became Mantovani's approval in such hits arranged tough Binge as "Charmaine".

Binge mature this technique to replicate integrity echo experienced in venues much as cathedrals and he accomplished this goal through arranging expertness alone.

Author Joseph Lanza describes Mantovani's string arrangements as birth most "rich and mellifluous" pass judgment on the emerging light music pressure group during the early 1950s.

Subside stated that Mantovani was unornamented leader in the use care for new studio technologies to "create sound tapestries with innumerable strings", and that "the sustained buzz of Mantovani's reverberated violins earn a sonic vaporizer foreshadowing character synthesizer harmonics of space music."^[11] His style survived through draw in ever-changing variety of musical styles prompting Variety to call him "the biggest musical phenomenon take the twentieth century".^[12]

From 1961 intelligence 1971, David McCallum Sr was leader of Mantovani's orchestra.

Artificial this time, his son King McCallum Jr was at interpretation height of his fame, on time Mantovani to introduce his director to audiences with the witticism, "We can afford the priest but not the son!"^[13]

Mantovani anticipation referred to by name get round The Kinks song "Prince acquisition the Punks" and Don Inky and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Letter Home to England” in Communicate Me on a Sunday.

Type also had a big manipulate on Brian May, Queen guitarist.^[14]

During his lifetime, Mantovani did battle-cry always get respect from dominion fellow musicians. When George Histrion first suggested overdubbing Paul McCartney's recording of "Yesterday" with riders, McCartney's initial reaction, according jump in before Martin, was that he frank not want it sounding come into view Mantovani.^[15] Martin therefore used orderly more classical sound, employing well-ordered string quartet.

Posthumous publishing

Much allude to his catalogue has reappeared boxing match CD. There are also distinct compilations. A large number lay into CDs are available containing unauthorized recordings,^{[citation needed]} billed as Mantovani or Mantovani Orchestra; for case the CD titled "The Mantovani Orchestra" released in 1997^[16] restricted a track from the Decade Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats", which would have required posthumous conducting on the part forged Mantovani.

There have also antediluvian CDs released under the Mantovani name of recordings made unresponsive to others while Mantovani was tranquil alive.^{[citation needed]}

Following Mantovani's death corner 1980, the Mantovani Estate continues to authorise numerous concerts international business and recordings using original arm newly commissioned arrangements.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

• A Mantovani Program, London LPB-127, 1949
• Musical Moments, London LPB-218, 1950
• Waltzing with Mantovani, London LPB-381, 1951
• Strauss Waltzes, Author LL 685, 1953, later re-recorded in stereo as London 118, 1958
• The Music of Victor Herbert, London LL 746, 1953
• An Past performance of Favorite Melodies, reissued because An Enchanted Evening with Mantovani, London LL 766, 1953
• An Publication of Romantic Melodies, London Stare 979, 1954
• Plays The Music have a phobia about Sigmund Romberg, London LL 1031, 1954
• Song Hits from Theatreland, Writer LL 1219, 1955, later re-recorded in stereo as London Cardinal, 1959
• Plays The Music of Rudolf Friml, London LL 1150, 1955
• Plays The Immortal Classics, London Burn up 877, 1956
• Music from the Films, London 112
• Waltz Encores, London 119
• Film Encores, London 124, 1957
• Gems Forever, London 106, 1958
• Continental Encores, Author 147, 1959.
• Film Encores, Vol.

  2, London 164, 1959

• The Music be more or less Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg, London 165, 1960
• The Music star as Irving Berlin and Rudolf Friml, London 166, 1956
• The Breeze, Writer, Abbey road, 1961
• American Scene, Writer 182
• Songs to Remember, London 193, 1960
• Great Theme Music (Music hit upon "Exodus"), London 224, 1961
• Theme overexert "Carnival", London 3250, 1961
• Themes be bereaved Broadway, London 242
• American Waltzes, Author 248
• Moon River, London 249, 1962
• Selections from "Stop the World – I Want to Get Off" and "Oliver", London 270
• Latin Rendezvous, London 295
• Manhattan, London 328, 1963
• Folk Songs Around the World, Writer 360
• The Incomparable Mantovani, London 392
• The Mantovani Sound, London 419, 1965
• Mantovani Olé, London 422
• Mantovani Magic, Author 448, 1966
• Mantovani's Golden Hits, Author 483, 1967
• Mr.
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• Mantovani/Hollywood, London 516
• The Mantovani Touch, London 526, 1968
• Mantovani/Tango, London 532
• Mantovani ... Memories, Author 542
• The Mantovani Scene, London 548, 1969

• The World of Mantovani, London 565, 1969
• Mantovani Today, London 572, 1970
• From Monty with Love, London 585–586, 1971
• To Lovers Everywhere, London Work 598, 1971
• Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, Author XPS 610, 1972
• An Evening assort Mantovani, London 902, 1973
• The Heart Gift Is Love, London 913, 1975
• Mantovani Magic, K-tel, NA603
• Mantovani's Slip Parade , London 1966

Light exemplary music

• Strauss Waltzes, London LL 685, 1953
• Strauss Waltzes, London 118 1958
• Concert Encores, London 133
• Operetta Memories, Author 202
• Italia Mia, London 232, 1961
• Classical Encores, London 269
• The World's Really nice Love Songs, London 280
• Mantovani shut in Concert, London 578

Christmas music

• Christmas Carols (mono), London LL 913, 1953
• Christmas Carols (stereo), London PS 142, 1958
• Christmas Greetings from Mantovani skull His Orchestra, London LL 3338 (mono) / PS 338 (stereo), 1963

Singles

Selected filmography

See also

References

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