Mantovani & His Orchestra - All The Hits And More: Orchestral Classics 1936-62 (CD)

Mantovani & His Orchestra - All The Hits And More: Orchestral Classics 1936-62 - Born in Venice, Italy, in 1905 into a musical family, he moved to the UK in 1912, and after studying at Trinity College formed his own orchestra, and during the 1930s became one of the most popular British dance bands. He started recording for Columbia and Decca in the UK, and had his first hit in 1936. Developing a sound and technique he called "Cascading Strings" he continued having hits on both sides of the Atlantic right through to the '60s, as well as being in the vanguard of the stereo album boom of the 1960s and '70s. This 45-track 2-CD collection comprises all his hits from this era on Columbia, Decca and London, along with selected classic orchestral recordings from his singles and EPs from these years. It features his UK No. 1 and US No. 8 with "The Theme From Moulin Rouge", and his UK and US Top 10 hits with "Red Sails In The Sunset", "Serenade In The Night", "Charmaine", "White Christmas" and Swedish Rhapsody", and the Top 20 hit "Around The World", plus hits with British singer David Whitfield, including the UK No.1 "Cara Mia". It also includes famous orchestral pieces like "Warsaw Concerto", "Cornish Rhapsody", "Legend of A Glass Mountain", "Dream of Olwen", Intermezzo", "Tales From The Vienna Woods" and others. For lovers of this style of lush melodic orchestral music it makes for a thoroughly entertaining programme.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Red Sails in the Sunset
2. Serenade in the Night
3. La Cumparsita
4. Diane
5. Charmaine
6. Greensleeves
7. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
8. It Happened in Monterey
9. Some Enchanted Evening
10. Tales from the Vienna Woods
11. Blue Danube
12. White Christmas
13. Gypsy Legend
14. Voices of Spring
15. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
16. Moulin Rouge Theme (Where Is Your Heart)
17. Royal Blue Waltz
18. Swedish Rhapsody
19. Luxembourg Polka
20. Moonlight Serenade
21. Cara Mia
22. Lonely Ballerina
23. We'll Gather Lilacs
24. Begin the Beguine

Disc: 2

1. Beyond the Stars
2. Stranger in Paradise
3. Intermezzo
4. When You Lose the One You Love
5. Around the World
6. Warsaw Concerto
7. Cornish Rhapsody
8. Story of Three Loves
9. Tulips from Amsterdam
10. I Could Have Danced All Night
11. Under Paris Skies
12. Fascination
13. Summertime
14. Legend of the Glass Mountain
15. The Dream of Olwen
16. The Green Leaves of Summer
17. Theme from 'The Sundowners'
18. Main Theme from 'Exodus'
19. Theme from 'The Valiant Years'
20. Moon River
21. Fanny
22. What Kind of Fool Am I?