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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 ...

The music of Annunzio Mantovani lived again last night as the cascading string sound that once set hearts a flutter was re-created in all its light orchestral splendour. Sixty years ago the ...

At the age of 12, Paul Barrett’s father took him to see a concert by the great conductor and composer Mantovani, instilling in his son a life-long passion for the Anglo-Italian maestro’s music. So ...

Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music.