Mantovani

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (; 15 November 1905 – 30 March 1980) was an Italian British conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.
The book British Hit Singles & Albums stated that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles ... the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and [have] six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".
==Biography==
Mantovani was born in Venice, Italy, into a musical family. His father, Benedetto Paolo "Bismarck" Mantovani, was a violinist and served as the concertmaster of La Scala opera house's orchestra in Milan, under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. The family moved to England in 1912, where young Annunzio studied at Trinity College of Music in London. After graduation, he formed his own orchestra, which played in and around Birmingham. He married Winifred Moss in 1934, having two children: Kenneth (born 12 July 1935) and Paula Irene (born 11 April 1939). By the time World War II broke out, his orchestra was one of the most popular British dance bands, both on BBC radio broadcasts and in live performances."Conductor Mantovani Dies after Long Illness" (1 April 1980) Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo, Japan
He was also musical director for a large number of musicals and other plays, including Noël Coward's Pacific 1860 (1946) and Vivian Ellis's musical setting of J. B. Fagan's And So to Bed (1951).Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (2001) Schirmer, New York After the war, he concentrated on recording, and eventually gave up live performance altogether. He worked with arranger and composer Ronald "Ronnie" Binge, who developed the "cascading strings" effect (also known as the "Mantovani sound").Sailing By – The Ronald Binge Story (Mike Carey, 2000) His records were regularly used for demonstration purposes in stores selling hi-fi stereo equipment, as they were produced and arranged for stereo reproduction. He became the first person to sell a million stereophonic records."Mantovani, Whose String Orchestras Sold Millions of Record Albums Dead at 74" (31 Mar 1980) The Boston Globe In 1952, Binge ceased to arrange for Mantovani but the distinctive sound of the orchestra remained.
Mantovani recorded for Decca and London Records the US arm of the Decca Record Company, exclusively. He recorded in excess of 50 albums on that label, many of which were Top 40 hits. His single tracks included "The Song from Moulin Rouge", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1953, the first instrumental track ever to do so; "Cara Mia" (with him and his orchestra backing David Whitfield) in 1954; "Around the World" in 1957; and "Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme)" in 1960. In the United States, between 1955 and 1972, he released more than 40 albums with 27 reaching the "Top 40", and 11 in the "Top Ten". His biggest success came with the album Film Encores, which attained number one in 1957.
Similarly, Mantovani Plays Music From 'Exodus' and Other Great Themes made it to the Top Ten in 1961, with over one million albums sold.
Mantovani starred in his own syndicated television series, Mantovani, which was produced in England and which aired in the United States in 1959. Thirty-nine episodes were filmed.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. Mantovani made his last recordings in the mid-1970s."Annunzio Mantovani World-famous conductor was bridge to classics" (31 March 1980) The Globe and Mail, Toronto
He died at a care home in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
==Music style and influences==
The cascading strings technique developed by Binge became Mantovani's hallmark in such hits arranged by Binge as "Charmaine". Binge developed this technique to replicate the echo experienced in venues such as cathedrals and he achieved this goal through arranging skill alone.
Author Joseph Lanza describes Mantovani's string arrangements as the most "rich and mellifluous" of the emerging light music style during the early 1950s. He stated that Mantovani was a leader in the use of new studio technologies to "create sound tapestries with innumerable strings", and that "the sustained hum of Mantovani's reverberated violins produced a sonic vaporizer foreshadowing the synthesizer harmonics of space music." His style survived through an ever-changing variety of musical styles prompting Variety to call him "the biggest musical phenomenon of the twentieth century"."Mantovano Dies at 74" (31 March 1980) Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pennsylvania
From 1961 to 1971, David McCallum Sr was leader of Mantovani's orchestra. At this time, his son David McCallum Jr was at the height of his fame, prompting Mantovani to introduce his leader to audiences with the quip, "We can afford the father but not the son!""David McCallum, Violin, Leader". hallowquest.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
Mantovani is referred to by name in The Kinks song "Prince of the Punks" and Don Black and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Letter Home to England” in Tell Me on a Sunday. He also had a big influence on Brian May, Queen guitarist.
During his lifetime, Mantovani did not always get respect from his fellow musicians. When George Martin first suggested overdubbing Paul McCartney's recording of "Yesterday" with strings, McCartney's initial reaction, according to Martin, was that he did not want it sounding like Mantovani.Cryer, Max. Love Me Tender: the Stories Behind the World's Favourite Songs. Exisle Publishing (Australia). Martin therefore used a more classical sound, employing a string quartet.
==Posthumous publishing==
Much of his catalogue has reappeared on CD. There are also many compilations. A large number of CDs are available containing unauthorised recordings, billed as Mantovani or Mantovani Orchestra; for example the CD titled "The Mantovani Orchestra" released in 1997 contained a track from the 1980s Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats", which would have required posthumous conducting on the part of Mantovani. There have also been CDs released under the Mantovani name of recordings made by others while Mantovani was still alive.
Following Mantovani's death in 1980, the Mantovani Estate continues to authorise numerous concerts worldwide and recordings using original and newly commissioned arrangements.
==Discography==
===Albums===
*A Mantovani Program, London LPB-127, 1949
*Musical Moments, London LPB-218, 1950
*Waltzing with Mantovani, London LPB-381, 1951
*Strauss Waltzes, London LL 685, 1953, later re-recorded in stereo as London 118, 1958
*The Music of Victor Herbert, London LL 746, 1953
*An Album of Favorite Melodies, reissued as An Enchanted Evening with Mantovani, London LL 766, 1953
*An Album of Romantic Melodies, London LL 979, 1954
*Plays The Music of Sigmund Romberg, London LL 1031, 1954
*Song Hits from Theatreland, London LL 1219, 1955, later re-recorded in stereo as London 125, 1959
*Plays The Music of Rudolf Friml, London LL 1150, 1955
*Plays The Immortal Classics, London LL 877, 1956
*Music from the Films, London 112
*Waltz Encores, London 119
*Film Encores, London 124, 1957
*Gems Forever, London 106, 1958
*Continental Encores, London 147, 1959.
*Film Encores, Vol. 2, London 164, 1959
*The Music of Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg, London 165, 1960
*The Music of Irving Berlin and Rudolf Friml, London 166, 1956
*The Breeze, London, Abbey road, 1961
*American Scene, London 182
*Songs to Remember, London 193, 1960
*Great Theme Music (Music from "Exodus"), London 224, 1961
*Theme from "Carnival", London 3250, 1961
*Themes from Broadway, London 242
*American Waltzes, London 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, London 360
*The Incomparable Mantovani, London 392
*The Mantovani Sound, London 419, 1965
*Mantovani Olé, London 422
*Mantovani Magic, London 448, 1966
*Mantovani's Golden Hits, London 483, 1967
*Mr. Music, London 474, 1966
*Mantovani/Hollywood, London 516
*The Mantovani Touch, London 526, 1968
*Mantovani/Tango, London 532
*Mantovani ... Memories, London 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 PS 598, 1971
*Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, London XPS 610, 1972
*An Evening with Mantovani, London 902, 1973
*The Greatest Gift Is Love, London 913, 1975
*Mantovani Magic, K-tel, NA603
*Mantovani's Hit Parade , London 1966
===Light classical music===
*Strauss Waltzes, London LL 685, 1953
*Strauss Waltzes, London 118 1958
*Concert Encores, London 133
*Operetta Memories, London 202
*Italia Mia, London 232, 1961
*Classical Encores, London 269
*The World's Great Love Songs, London 280
*Mantovani in Concert, London 578
===Christmas music===
*Christmas Carols (mono), London LL 913, 1953
*Christmas Carols (stereo), London PS 142, 1958
*Christmas Greetings from Mantovani and His Orchestra, London LL 3338 (mono) / PS 338 (stereo), 1963
===Singles===
Year 	Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated 	Country(UK and/or US) 	Chart positions 	Chart positions 	Chart positions 	Album 	 	 	 	 	
Year 	Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated 	Country(UK and/or US) 	US 	USAC 	UK 	Album 	 	 	 	 	
1951 	"Bees in the Bonnet"b/w "Carriage and Pair" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1951 	"Wyoming (Go to Sleep My Baby)"b/w "Under the Roofs of Paris" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Waltz Time 	 	 	 	 	
1951 	"For You"b/w "Kisses in the Dark" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Waltz Time 	 	 	 	 	
1951 	"Diane"b/w "Babette" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Waltz Time 	 	 	 	 	
1951 	"Charmaine"b/w "Just for a While" 	UK & US 	10 	— 	— 	Waltz Time 	 	 	 	 	
1951 	"At Dawning"b/w "I Love You Truly" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	A Collection Of Favorite Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Lovely Lady"b/w "Mexicali Rose" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	A Collection Of Favorite Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Dancing With Tears in My Eyes"b/w "Dear Love, My Love" 	UK & US 	26 	— 	— 	A Collection Of Favorite Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Love, Here Is My Heart"b/w "Moonlight Madonna" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	A Collection Of Favorite Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"It Happened in Monterey"b/w "Was It a Dream" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	A Collection Of Favorite Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Faith"b/w "Symphony" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	An Enchanted Evening With Mantovani& His Orchestra 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"The Agnes Waltz"b/w "Die Schonbrunner" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	An Enchanted Evening With Mantovani& His Orchestra 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Some Enchanted Evening"b/w "Gypsy Love Waltz" (from The Music Of Victor Herbert) 	US & UK 	— 	— 	— 	An Enchanted Evening With Mantovani& His Orchestra 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"La Cumparsita"b/w "Tango De La Luna" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Mantovani Plays Tangos 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Tales from the Vienna Woods"b/w "Morning Papers" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Strauss Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"Blue Danube"b/w "Roses From the South" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Strauss Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1952 	"White Christmas"b/w "Adeste Fideles" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	6 	Christmas Carols 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Gypsy Legend"b/w "Czardas" (from An Enchanted Evening with Mantovani) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album track 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Vienna Blood"b/w "You and You" (from Strauss Waltzes) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album track 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Voices of Spring"b/w "Artist's Life" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Strauss Waltzes 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life"b/w "A Kiss In The Dark" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	The Music of Victor Herbert 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Love's Dream After the Ball"b/w "Red Petticoats" (from Mantovani Plays Tangos) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	An Enchanted Evening With Mantovani& His Orchestra 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Sweethearts"b/w "I'm Falling in Love With Someone" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	The Music Of Victor Herbert 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Theme From 'The Last Rhapsody'"b/w "Nalia Waltz (Pas Des Fleurs)"Both tracks with Stanley Black 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Moulin Rouge Theme"b/w "Vola Colomba" 	UK & US 	8 	— 	1 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Royal Blue Waltz"b/w "Queen Elizabeth Waltz" (from Waltz Time) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Ramona"b/w "Chiquita Mia" (from Mantovani Plays Tangos) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1953 	"Prelude in C Sharp Minor"b/w "Simple Aveu" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Mantovani Plays the Immortal Classics 	 	 	 	 	
1954 	"Cara Mia"UK B: "Love, Tears and Kisses" (Non-album track)US B: "How, When Or Where"All sides with David Whitfield 	UK & US 	— 	— 	1 	Cara Mia 	 	 	 	 	
1954 	"Swedish Rhapsody"b/w "Jamaican Rhumba" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	2 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1954 	"Luxembourg Polka"b/w "Music Box Tango" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1954 	"Shadow Waltz"b/w "Moonlight Serenade" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1954 	"Bewitched"b/w "Dream Dream Dream" (from Musical Modes) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Song Hits From Theatreland 	 	 	 	 	
1954 	"Lonely Ballerina"UK B:"Lazy Gondolier"US B: "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" (from Candlelight) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	16 	Musical Modes 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"We'll Gather Lilacs"b/w "Come Back To Me" (Non-album track) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Romantic Melodies 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"Softly, Softly"b/w "Longing" (from Candlelight) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album track 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"Lazy Gondolier"b/w "Longing" (from Candlelight) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Musical Modes 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"Our Dream Waltz"UK B: "Ma Chere Amie" (from Musical ModesUS B: "Begin The Beguine" (from Musical Modes) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Waltz Time 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"Beyond the Stars"b/w "Open Your Heart"Both sides with David Whitfield 	UK & US 	— 	— 	8 	Cara Mia 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"Stranger in Paradise"b/w "The Deserted Ballroom" (from Musical Modes) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Song Hits From Theatreland 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"Intermezzo"b/w "Edelma" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Musical Modes 	 	 	 	 	
1955 	"When You Lose the One You Love" b/w "Angelus" Both sides with David Whitfield 	UK & US 	— 	— 	7 	Cara Mia 	 	 	 	 	
1956 	"Spring in Montmarte"UK B: "Heart of Paris"US B: "Candlelight" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Candlelight 	 	 	 	 	
1956 	"Candlelight"b/w "Begin the Beguine" (from Musical Modes) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Candlelight 	 	 	 	 	
1956 	"Song of Sorrento"UK B: "Blue Fantasy"US B: "Valse Campestre" (Non-album track) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Candlelight 	 	 	 	 	
1956 	"Toy Shop Ballet"b/w "Temple of Dreams" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1957 	"Around the World"UK B: "The Heart of Budapest" (from Gypsy Soul)US B: "The Road To Ballingarry" (Non-album track) 	UK & US 	12 	— 	20 	Film Encores, Vol. 2 	 	 	 	 	
1957 	"Mandolin Serenade"b/w "The Spring Song" 	UK 	 	 	 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1957 	"Let Me Be Loved"UK B: "The Road to Ballingarry"US B: "Call Of The West" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1957 	"Souvenir D'italie"b/w "Dream Dust" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"Story of Three Loves"b/w "To My Love" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Music From The Films 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"Cry My Heart" (with David Whitfield)b/w "Dream Dust" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"Love Song from 'Houseboat""UK B: "A Certain Smile" (from Film Encores, Vol. 2)US B: "Almost In Your Arms" (with Vera Lynn)	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"To My Love"b/w "The Canary" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"Tulips from Amsterdam"b/w "Only Yesterday" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Strictly Mantovani 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"Come Prima"b/w "The Canary" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Continental Encores 	 	 	 	 	
1958 	"I Could Have Danced All Night"b/w "This Nearly Was Mine" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Gems Forever 	 	 	 	 	
1959 	"Under Paris Skies"UK B: "Only Yesterday" (Non-album track)US B: "Separate Tables" (from Film Encores, Vol. 2) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Continental Encores 	 	 	 	 	
1959 	"Fascination"b/w "Separate Tables" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Film Encores, Vol. 2 	 	 	 	 	
1959 	"Summertime"b/w "This Nearly Was Mine" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Gems Forever 	 	 	 	 	
1959 	"Camptown Races"b/w "Ring De Banjo" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	The American Scene 	 	 	 	 	
1960 	"The Orange Vendor"b/w "In The Spring" (Non-album track) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Mantovani Tango 	 	 	 	 	
1960 	"Song Without End"UK B: "Tania" (Non-album track)US B: "In The Spring" (Non-album track) 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Great Theme Music 	 	 	 	 	
1960 	"The Green Leaves of Summer"b/w "The Party's Over" (from Strictly Mantovani) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Great Theme Music 	 	 	 	 	
1960 	"Theme from 'The Sundowners'"b/w "Mine Alone" (Non-album track) 	US 	93 	— 	— 	Great Theme Music 	 	 	 	 	
1960 	"Irma La Douce"b/w "The Count of Luxembourg Waltz" (from Operetta Memories) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Great Theme Music 	 	 	 	 	
1960 	"Main Theme from 'Exodus'"b/w "Karen" 	UK & US 	31 	— 	— 	Great Theme Music 	 	 	 	 	
1961 	"Theme from 'The Valiant Years'"UK B: '"The Sound of Music" (from Great Theme Music)US B: "Non Dimenticar" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1961 	"Theme from 'Rocco and His Brothers'"b/w "Greengage Summer" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Moon River and Other Great Film Themes 	 	 	 	 	
1961 	"Moon River"b/w "Sail Away" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Moon River and Other Great Film Themes 	 	 	 	 	
1962 	"Fanny"b/w "Nadya's Theme from 'Rocco and His Brothers'" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Moon River and Other Great Film Themes 	 	 	 	 	
1962 	"Theme from 'Barabbas'"b/w "Far Away" (Non-album track) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Moon River and Other Great Film Themes 	 	 	 	 	
1962 	"Theme from 'Advise and Consent""b/w "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (from American Waltzes) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Moon River and Other Great Film Themes 	 	 	 	 	
1962 	"What Kind of Fool Am I?"b/w "Someone Nice Like You" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Stop the World I Want to Get Off / Oliver 	 	 	 	 	
1962 	"Summer Night"b/w "Rickshaw" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1962 	"Love Song From 'Mutiny on the Bounty'"b/w "Theme from 'Mutiny on the Bounty'" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1963 	"A Girl Named Tamiko"b/w "Taras Bulba" 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Non-album tracks 	 	 	 	 	
1963 	"Take the 'A' Train"b/w "The Bowery" 	US 	 	 	 	Manhattan 	 	 	 	 	
1964 	"Charade"b/w "The Fall of Love" (Non-album track) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	The Mantovani Sound-Big Hits FromBroadway and Hollywood 	 	 	 	 	
1964 	"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"b/w "Return to Peyton Place" (from Moon River and Other Great Film Themes) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	The Incomparable Mantovani 	 	 	 	 	
1966 	"Yesterday"b/w "Paris Lullaby" (Non-album track) 	US 	— 	— 	— 	Mr. Music 	 	 	 	 	
1966 	"Games That Lovers Play"UK B: "Somewhere My Love" (Non-album track)US B: "Ebb Tide" (from Mr. Music) 	UK & US 	122 	— 	— 	Mantovani's Golden Hits 	 	 	 	 	
1967 	"You Only Live Twice"b/w "Puppet on a String" (from The Mantovani Touch) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	Hollywood 	 	 	 	 	
1968 	"Theme from 'Villa Rides'"b/w "Willow Tree" (Non-album track) 	UK & US 	— 	36 	— 	Gypsy Soul 	 	 	 	 	
1969 	"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"b/w "Come September" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	The Mantovani Scene 	 	 	 	 	
1971 	"Theme from Love Story"UK B: "Gwendolyne"US B: "Loss Of Love" 	UK & US 	— 	— 	— 	From Monty, With Love 	 	 	 	 	
1971 	"All Of a Sudden"b/w "Winter World Of Love" 	US 	— 	— 	— 	To Lovers Everywhere 	 	 	 	 	
1973 	"Upstairs Downstairs"b/w "Theme for a Western" (from Annunzio Paolo Mantovani) 	UK 	— 	— 	— 	An Evening With Mantovani 	 	 	 	 	
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==Selected filmography==
* Sing as You Swing (1937)
* French Without Tears (1940)
* Guitars of Love (1954)
* A Heart Full of Music (1955)
==See also==
*Mononymous persons
==References==
==External links==
*Official Mantovani website
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