Mantovani - Remasterd HIts (All Tracks Remastered) '2021

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Besame Mucho (Remastered 2019)
02. Once In A Lifetime (Remastered 2018)
03. Blue Star (Remastered 2021)
04. Three Coins In The Fountain (Remastered 2021)
05. Some Enchanted Evening South Pacific (Remastered 2021)
06. Oliver (Remastered 2018)
07. La Cumparsita (Remastered 2019)
08. With These Hands (Remastered 2021)
09. My Foolish Heart (Remastered 2021)
10. Laura (Remastered 2021)
11. Stranger In Paradise Kismet (Remastered 2021)
12. Someone Nice Like You (Remastered 2018)
13. Jealousy (Remastered 2019)
14. Tango Delle Rose (Remastered 2019)
15. When I Fall In Love (Remastered 2021)
16. Over The Rainbow (Remastered 2021)
17. Id Do Anything (Remastered 2018)
18. They Say Its Wonderful Annie Get Your Gun (Remastered 2021)
19. A Media Luz (Remastered 2019)
20. A Very Precious Love (Remastered 2021)


 more...Annunzio Paolo Mantovani was born November 15, 1905, in Venice,
Italy. His father was an accomplished violinist who performed at the legendary
Milan opera house La Scala under the direction of Arturo Toscanini. Mantovani
himself began piano and music theory lessons at a young age. In 1912, the family
moved to England, where Mantovanis father took over direction of the Covent
Garden Orchestra. At age 14, Mantovani switched from piano to violin; although
the latter became his instrument of choice, he would keep up his piano work for
the sake of composing. Just two years later, he made his professional debut with
a performance of Anton Bruchs Violin Concerto No. 1. He joined a touring
orchestra and quickly became a featured soloist; by age 20, he was leading the
resident Hotel Metropole Orchestra, and made a few recordings with the group in
1928. He gave high-profile recitals in 1930 and 1931, performing Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto in B Minor at the latter, and began to make a name for himself.
Around the same time, he formed a new group, the Tipica Orchestra, and started a
series of regular radio broadcasts from Londons high-profile Monseigneur
restaurant.

Mantovani and the Tipica Orchestra made highly successful appearances all over
England, and recorded for Sterno, Regal Zonophone, and Columbia from 1932-1936;
two of those records, Red Sails in the Sunset and Serenade to the Night, were
hits in the U.S. in 1935 and 1936, respectively. Columbia changed the billing on
his records to Mantovani & His Orchestra in 1937, and in 1940 he moved over to
Decca. By World War II, he was one of the most popular orchestra leaders in
England, and in the 40s he also branched out into theater, serving as musical
director for a number of productions including several by Noel Coward. Once
World War II ended, Mantovani threw his energy into recording, and gradually
moved away from live performances altogether. He experimented with different
styles over a series of popular 78s for Decca, and hit upon his signature sound
when he connected with arranger Ronald Binge, whod once played accordion in the
Tipica Orchestra. Binge was likely the man who devised Mantovanis dramatic
cascading strings effect, which the two first employed on the 1951 single
Charmaine, a song originally written 25 years earlier. Charmaine was a major
hit, selling over a million copies and definitively cracking open the U.S.
market for Mantovanis music.

Mantovani Plays Music from Exodus and Other Great ThemesA steady stream of hit
singles followed in the early 50s, including Wyoming (1951), Greensleeves
(1952), the U.K. number one Song From Moulin Rouge (1953), Swedish Rhapsody
(1953), The Lonely Ballerina (1954), Toy Shop Ballet (1956; it helped him win
the U.K.s Ivor Novello Award), and Around the World (1957). Additionally,
Mantovani arranged, co-wrote, and backed David Whitfield on his U.K.
chart-topper (and U.S. Top Ten) Cara Mia in 1954. Starting in 1953, he recorded
what proved to be a deluge of LPs for Decca and its London subsidiary. The
advent of rock & roll stunted his success on the singles charts, but his albums
sold like hotcakes in America. From 1955 to 1972, well over 40 Mantovani albums
reached the U.S. pop charts; 27 of those reached the Top 40, and 11 made the Top
Ten. His biggest sellers included Christmas Carols (1953; it re-entered the
charts several times), Strauss Waltzes (1953), Song Hits From Theatreland
(1955), Film Encores (1957; his lone number one album), Gems Forever (1958),
Mantovani Stereo Showcase (1960), Italia Mia (1961), and the smash Mantovani
Plays Music From Exodus and Other Great Themes (1961), a number two hit that
sold over a million copies and stayed on the charts for nearly a year. His
version of the Exodus theme was just one of several successful recordings
(others were by Ferrante & Teicher and jazzman Eddie Harris).

As the 60s wore on, Mantovanis brand of pleasant, light orchestral music
increasingly diverged from mainstream tastes in pop, and his chart placings
slipped lower and lower (his last entry was 1972s Annunzio Paolo Mantovani).
Still, he stayed true to his own aesthetic, only adopting those contemporary
trends that he could translate on his own terms. His recording activities were
curtailed after the Decca label was dissolved and absorbed into MCA in 1973,
though he continued to compose for several years afterward. He passed away on
March 30, 1980, in his country home in Tunbridge Wells, England. ~ Steve Huey

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