Mantovani & His Orchestra...Favourite Melodies From Opera's

This one is courtesy of Marcos from Brazil...Thanks !

          12. Brindisi from La Traviata

Mantovani

The Sweeping Strings Of Mantovani with some well known Continental  Compositions !

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980), known anonymously as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he 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".

1. For The First Time ( Come Prima )

2. La Vie En Rose

3. Under Paris Skies

4. O Mein Papa

5. April In Portugal

6. Arrivederci Roma

1. Amema e Core

2. Beyond The Sea

3. I Only Know I Love You

4. Autumn Leaves

5. Answer Me

6. Poppa Piccolino

          1. For The First Time (Come Prima)

Mantovani & His Orchestra

Ok I Know it's not Xmas yet but it will soon be here, so get your Woolly Jumpers and Snow Shoes ready !!

1. Hark The Herald Angels Sing

2. I Saw Three Ships

3. White Christmas

4. The Holly And The Ivy

5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

6. Mary's Boy Child

1. Jingle Bells

2. Silent Night

3. Once In Royal David's City

4. The Twelve Days of Christmas

5. Good King Wenceslas

6. The First Noel

7. White Shepherds Watched

          10. The Twelve Days Of Christmas

Mantovani & His Orchestra

All you lovers of Violins ! Large Lush Orchestra's ! And of course "Mantovani" !..hold on to your hats !!....40 classic tracks coming up !!

         20. Spanish Flea

Mantovani--Kings Military Band--Lily Pons--Joseph P Smith

Ok lets crank the speed up to 78rpm !!

1. Mandolin Serenade......Mantovani & His Orchestra

2. The Spring Song......Mantovani & His Orchestra

3. It's A Long Way To Tipperary......Kings Military Band

4. The Red White And Blue......Kings Military Band

5. Lakme--Bell Song (Part 1)......Lily Pons

6. Lakme--Bell Song (Part 2)......Lily Pons

7. Love Nest Medley......Joseph C Smith & Orchestra

8. A Young Mans Fancy......Joseph C Smith & Orchestra

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980), known anonymously as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.

                                                           Kings Military Band

Alice Joséphine Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13, 1976), known professionally as Lily Pons, was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s.

Joseph C. Smith (August 13, 1883 – March 22, 1965) was an American violinist, composer, dance band leader and recording artist most popular in the second and third decades of the 20th century.

          1. Mandolin Serenade

Mantovani & Orchestra

Still with "Bob" for this one as well !!...the sweeping strings of "Mantovani" with some great and well known tunes that we could defiantly call "Standards !!

        4. Jealousy

Mantovani

Over the channel now to see what "goodies" bob has !!.....first a gentle set of instrumentals from the films....Loads of "Violins" which of course is "Mantovani's" signature !!

07 LOve is a many splendored Thing.mp3