Friday, November 15, 2019

November 15 - Mantovani (The Musical Birthday Series)

Mantovani (15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980) was an enormously popular conductor and arranger of light orchestral music.


















Compare and Contrast

When easy listening records spun
On chic suburban hi-fi sets,
Mantovani was the one
Whose music was the safest bet.

When later decades used New Age
For quiet evening relaxation,
Kenny G was all the rage
And Yanni was a hit sensation.

In this the muses were short-changed.
Say what you will of Mantovani,
The record albums he arranged
Sound like classics next to Yanni.


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