Biography
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Italian: [anˈnuntsjo ˈpaːolo mantoˈvaːni]; 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 Mantovani 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".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Strauss Waltzes
1952
Christmas Carols
1953
Mantovani Plays Gypsy!
1969
The World Of Mantovani
1968
Mantovani's Golden Hits
1967
A Song For Christmas
1963
An Evening With Mantovani
1973
From Monty, With Love
1971
Latin Rendezvous
1963
Manhattan
1963
Plays Music From Exodus And Other Great Themes
1961
Songs To Remember
1960
Mantovani Continental Encores
1959
Concert Encores
1958
Mantovani Film Encores Volume 1
1957
Song Hits From Theatreland
1955
An Album Of Favourite Melodies Vol. 2
1954
Play Tangos
1953
Plays The Immortal Classics
1953
Master Of Melody
An Album Of Christmas Music
Credited work
992 releases · 165 albums · active 1950–2017
- Performance · 2,084
- Other credits · 103
Studios: Kingsway Hall · Royal Festival Hall · Decca Studios · Camden Theatre
Frequent collaborators
- Mantovani And His Orchestra
- Various
- Mantovani Und Sein Orchester
- The Mantovani Orchestra
- David Whitfield
- The Longines Symphonette
- Orchester Mantovani
- Mantovani & His Orchestra