Mantovani was Britain’s most successful album artist before The Beatles – and now Decca Classics is releasing a new collection of remastered versions of his 1950s and ‘60s orchestral recordings. A new ...

WHEN the cascading strings pour themselves with silky ease into the first few bars of the song Charmaine, you know in an instant that you are listening to the magic of Mantovani, the orchestra leader ...

The family of ‘Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles’, conductor, composer and arranger Mantovani, and his longtime record label Decca, are to release a brand new album in which his ...

For me, this is the best crossover album in years. It’s a perfect blend of the honeyed tones of Joseph Calleja, surely the world’s finest lyric tenor – set down in Malta last year – and the equally ...

A profile of Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (1905-80), the most successful orchestra leader of the 20th century. Known for his charm and cascading strings, Mantovani was the first artist to sell more than ...