Artist: Mantovani
Genre: Easy Listening/Orchestral
Mantovani was an Italian-born British conductor and orchestra leader whose 'cascading strings' sound made him one of the most commercially successful orchestral musicians of the 20th century. His lush arrangements of popular melodies achieved extraordinary record sales, with albums like 'Film Encores' and 'Strauss Waltzes' becoming best-sellers. Mantovani's approach made classical-influenced orchestral music accessible to mainstream audiences. His orchestra's distinctive sound, featuring overlapping string lines, became instantly recognizable. Though critics sometimes dismissed his music as background music, Mantovani brought orchestral beauty to millions of homes. His influence on easy listening and mood music genres was foundational. Mantovani represented the commercial potential of sophisticated orchestral entertainment.
Mantovani vinyl records (31)
MANTOVANI & HIS ORCHESTRA The Mantovani Golden Collection (1979 UK 19-track vinyl compilation LP gold mettalicised picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minor shelfwear & the vinyl shows light signs of play WW5067) Track Listing: Charmaine Some Enchanted Evening Moon River Theme From Love Story Around The World Sweedish Rhapsody Days Of Wine And Roses Warsaw Concerto April In Portugal Stranger In Paradise The Big Country The Moulin Rouge Theme Red Roses For A Blue Lady Cara Mia True Love Spanish Eyes Fascination La Vie En Rose The Way You Look Tonight The Onedin Line Theme
£12.00 used
MANTOVANI To Lovers Everywhere (1971 UK 11-track stereo LP matt picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played SKL5112) Track Listing: A1 The Way You Look Tonight A2 Tea For Two A3 September Song A4 Whispering A5 Quando Quando Quando A6 All Of A Sudden B1 I Will Wait For You B2 Me And My Shadow B3 I Cant Stop Loving You B4 Yellow Bird B5 Winter World Of Love
£9.00 used
MANTOVANI The World Of Mantovani Vol. 2 (1969 UK 12-track stereo LP front laminated picture sleeve with pinched spine and vintage price sticker. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played SPA36) Track Listing: Those Were The Days Laras Theme From Dr. Zhivago Take The A Train Beautiful Dreamer Hernandos Hideaway The Legand Of The Glass Mountain Tonight (From West Side Story) Secret Love What Now My Love April In Portugal Air For The G String Exodus Main Theme
£9.00 used
MANTOVANI More Mantovani Golden Hits (1976 UK Decca label 12-track LP vinyl featuring Stranger In Paradise Limelight and The Way You Look Tonight glossy golden sleeve in opened shrink. Sleeve shows only minimal wear & the vinyl remains excellent. SKL5230) Track Listing: Side 1 1. Caramia 2. Stranger In Paradise 3
£12.00 used
MANTOVANI Four Continental Favourites (1965 UK 4-track 7 vinyl EP including Arriverderci Roma The Story Of Tina April In Portugal & Under Paris Skies front laminated flipback picture sleeve DFE6577)
£9.00 used
MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA Warsaw Concerto / Cornish Rhapsody (1957 UK vinyl EP with intact four prong centre featuring Maryan Rawicz and Walter Landauer front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve has only minor edgewear and the vinyl has just a few light surface scuffs for its age DFE6371)
£9.00 used
MANTOVANI A Lifetime Of Music 1905-1980 (1980 UK 30-track double vinyl LP a celebration of the works of the Anglo-Italian conductor includes Greensleeves Blue Tango Moulin Rouge and many others gatefold picture sleeve with photographs within. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl is Excellent with just the odd sign of wear DPA3089/90) Track Listing: Charmaine Tenderly If I Loved You Summertime Greensleeves People No Other Love Forgotten Dreams Swedish Rhapsody A Man And A Woman My Way Try To Remember Almost There Blue Tango Mexican Hat Dance Around The World Andalucia (The Breeze & I) As Time Goes By So In Love The Very Thought Of You The Way You Look Tonight All The Things You Are Catari Catari Lonely Ballerina Italia Mia (My Italy) Elizebethan Serenade (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco On A Clear Day Moulin Rouge Londonderry Air
£14.00 used
MANTOVANI Mr. Music...Mantovani (1966 UK 12-track MONO deep groove vinyl LP including Yesterday Spanish Flea and From Russia With Love. The front-laminated picture sleeve shows some light shelfwear to the edges with a little foxing / discolouration to the reverse while the vinyl remains in excellent condition LK4811) Track Listing: A1
£9.00 used
MANTOVANI Mantovanis Big Four (1958 UK 4-track 7 vinyl EP featuring Moulin Rouge Charmaine Swedish Rhapsody and Some Enchanted Evening. Housed in a fold-out Greetings card picture sleeve DFE6148)
£9.00 used
MANTOVANI The World Of Mantovani (1968 UK second issue 14-track stereo LP front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in great condition with few signs of play SPA1) Track Listing: Some Enchanted Evening Hava Nagila Cara Mia Jealousy Fiddler On The Roof The Merry Widow Waltz Onward Christian Soldiers More The Big Country Ebb Tide Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Catari Catari Village Swallows Can-Can
£9.00 used