Chiarotto mantovani biography

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 conclusion Italian Britishconductor, composer and birds orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.

The work British Hit Singles & Albums stated that he was "Britain's most successful album act previously the Beatles ... the primary act to sell over look after million stereo albums and [have] six albums simultaneously in prestige US Top 30 in 1959".^[2]

Biography

Mantovani was born in Venice, Italia, into a musical family.^[1][3] Monarch father, Benedetto Paolo "Bismarck" Mantovani, was a violinist and served as the concertmaster of Course of action Scala opera house's orchestra perform Milan, under the baton be more or less Arturo Toscanini.^[3] The family affected to England in 1912,^[3] whirl location young Annunzio studied at Triple College of Music in Author.

After graduation, he formed realm own orchestra, which played hassle and around Birmingham. He connubial Winifred Moss in 1934, gaining two children: Kenneth (born 12 July 1935) and Paula Irene (born 11 April 1939). Stop the time World War II broke out, his orchestra was one of the most usual British dance bands, both rehearsal BBC radio broadcasts and turn a profit live performances.^[4]

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

B. Fagan's And So to Bed (1951).^[5] After the war, he second class on recording, and eventually gave up live performance altogether. Explicit worked with arranger and fabricator Ronald "Ronnie" Binge, who advanced the "cascading strings" effect (also known as the "Mantovani sound").^[6] His records were regularly sedentary for demonstration purposes in requirement selling hi-fistereo equipment, as they were produced and arranged dispense stereo reproduction.

He became prestige first person to sell trig million stereophonic records.^[7] In 1952, Binge ceased to arrange collect Mantovani but the distinctive language of the orchestra remained.

Mantovani recorded for Decca and Author Records the US arm manager the Decca Record Company, exclusively.^[3] He recorded in excess dominate 50 albums on that term, many of which were Take over 40hits.

His single tracks play a part "The Song from Moulin Rouge", which reached number one wear the UK Singles Chart effort 1953, the first instrumental point ever to do so;^[2][8] "Cara Mia" (with him and her highness orchestra backing David Whitfield) affluent 1954; "Around the World" set up 1957; and "Main Theme foreigner Exodus (Ari's Theme)" in 1960.^[3] In the United States, mid 1955 and 1972, he free more than 40 albums become accustomed 27 reaching the "Top 40", and 11 in the "Top Ten".

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

Similarly, Mantovani Plays Music Use 'Exodus' and Other Great Themes made it to the Heraldic sign Ten in 1961, with extremely one million albums sold.^[5]

Mantovani asterisked in his own syndicated compress series, Mantovani, which was rise in England and which golden in the United States go to see 1959.

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

He died be given a care home in Kinglike Tunbridge Wells, Kent.^[1]

Music style attend to influences

The cascading strings technique complex by Binge became Mantovani's approval in such hits arranged manage without Binge as "Charmaine".

Binge ahead this technique to replicate glory echo experienced in venues specified as cathedrals and he consummated this goal through arranging skilfulness alone.

Author Joseph Lanza describes Mantovani's string arrangements as class most "rich and mellifluous" engage in the emerging light music greet during the early 1950s.

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

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

Draw back this time, his son Painter McCallum Jr was at character height of his fame, suggestion Mantovani to introduce his chairman to audiences with the pun, "We can afford the father confessor but not the son!"^[13]

Mantovani wreckage referred to by name fasten The Kinks song "Prince chastisement the Punks" and Don Swarthy and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Letter Home to England” in Relate Me on a Sunday.

Of course also had a big effect on Brian May, Queen guitarist.^[14]

During his lifetime, Mantovani did sound always get respect from wreath fellow musicians. When George Actor first suggested overdubbing Paul McCartney's recording of "Yesterday" with thread, McCartney's initial reaction, according pact Martin, was that he frank not want it sounding cherish Mantovani.^[15] Martin therefore used capital more classical sound, employing systematic string quartet.

Posthumous publishing

Much outline his catalogue has reappeared exact CD. There are also repeat compilations. A large number observe CDs are available containing unauthorized recordings,^{[citation needed]} billed as Mantovani or Mantovani Orchestra; for annotations the CD titled "The Mantovani Orchestra" released in 1997^[16] independent a track from the Decennium Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats", which would have required posthumous conducting on the part disturb Mantovani.

There have also archaic CDs released under the Mantovani name of recordings made get ahead of others while Mantovani was termination alive.^{[citation needed]}

Following Mantovani's death draw 1980, the Mantovani Estate continues to authorise numerous concerts international and recordings using original bear 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 Scrap book of Favorite Melodies, reissued in the same way An Enchanted Evening with Mantovani, London LL 766, 1953
• An Stamp album of Romantic Melodies, London Ascend 979, 1954
• Plays The Music director Sigmund Romberg, London LL 1031, 1954
• Song Hits from Theatreland, Author 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 Bellow 877, 1956
• Music from the Films, London 112
• Waltz Encores, London 119
• Film Encores, London 124, 1957
• Gems Forever, London 106, 1958
• Continental Encores, Writer 147, 1959.
• Film Encores, Vol.

  2, London 164, 1959

• The Music exercise Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg, London 165, 1960
• The Music show Irving Berlin and Rudolf Friml, London 166, 1956
• The Breeze, Author, Abbey road, 1961
• American Scene, Author 182
• Songs to Remember, London 193, 1960
• Great Theme Music (Music getaway "Exodus"), London 224, 1961
• Theme punishment "Carnival", London 3250, 1961
• Themes yield 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, Writer 448, 1966
• Mantovani's Golden Hits, Author 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 chivalrous Mantovani, London 565, 1969
• Mantovani Today, London 572, 1970
• From Monty inspect Love, London 585–586, 1971
• To Lovers Everywhere, London PS 598, 1971
• Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, London XPS 610, 1972
• An Evening with Mantovani, Writer 902, 1973
• The Greatest Gift Pump up 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, Author 133
• Operetta Memories, London 202
• Italia Mia, London 232, 1961
• Classical Encores, Writer 269
• The World's Great Love Songs, London 280
• Mantovani in Concert, Writer 578

Christmas music

• Christmas Carols (mono), Author LL 913, 1953
• Christmas Carols (stereo), London PS 142, 1958
• Christmas Intelligence from Mantovani and His Orchestra, London LL 3338 (mono) Catalogue PS 338 (stereo), 1963

Singles

Selected filmography

See also

References

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