Mantovani: A Lifetime in Music (English Edition)

This book is a celebration of the life and times in music of one of the most popular light orchestral conductors of all time. Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, was the biggest selling British record artist, before the Beatles and was the most respected man with a unique ability and attracted enormous
appeal from people all around the world.
For Mantovani fans, this book is the ultimate read, it takes you through his life with all you could ever want to know about this genius of orchestral music.

For lovers of light orchestral music, you will love the stories behind the most successful composer and conductor and, on hearing his music (follow the links included) you will, too, see why Mantovani and His Orchestra sold, literally, millions upon millions of records. This 24 chapter book tells the story of Mantovani’s quest for musical perfection and how he achieved it. Written with the enthusiastic endorsement of his family, his record producer, several former musicians, Decca luminaries and Mantovani fans, this is the ‘real deal’, a book that ‘no Mantovani fan or anyone interested in light orchestral music can afford to be without’. Mantovani – A Lifetime In Music, tells his story as it has never been told before, getting behind the legend to examine:
His childhood
His views on music
His success as a dance band leader in the 1930s
His theatre activities with Noel Coward and Lupino Lane
Charmaine and Ronnie Binge
His phenomenal success in the 1950s when he became Britains’ top record seller
His American and British tours, his recording and film work.
The ‘Mantovani Sound’ became famous in the 1950s and is still listened to today by lovers of his music across the globe.

This is the world of Mantovani, welcome aboard.

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