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ALBUMLove Is A Many Splendored Thing (Sped Up) - SingleMantovani
Albums by Mantovani
ALBUMGreat Songs of ChristmasThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMWhisperingThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMLatino SongsThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMAmerican ClassicsThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMHello ColumbusThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMIncomparableThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMA Time for LoveMantovani
ALBUMFlamingo SongsThe Mantovani Orchestra
ALBUMItalia Mia (1961) / Verzauberter Klang aus Germany (1969)Mantovani
ALBUMExodus (1960) / Great Films - Great Themes (1962)Mantovani
Artist Biography
A violinist, pianist, conductor, composer and arranger, Mantovani was one of the most successful orchestra leaders in the history of popular music. In the early 1930s he formed the Tipica Orchestra and began a series of lunchtime broadcasts from the famous Monseigneur Restaurant in London. The Orchestra’s trademark cascading strings, were unveiled on the tune "Charmaine," the first of his several million-selling singles and a classic example of the light orchestral style . But it was as an album artist that Mantovani excelled around the world, particularly in the United States. He is said to have been the first to sell over a million stereo units, and was awarded a special Ivor Novello Award in 1956 for services to popular music.
Hometown
Venice, Italy
Genre
Pop