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Centenary Greetings Page Nine |
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Centenary Greetings Page Nine |
| Thanks for the music maestro happy birthday name = james weppelman age = 66 Pittsburgh, Pa area, USA
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Happy Birthday Master
George age = 62 Yorkshire, England |
| Just a very inadequate tribute paid to one
of the undisputed, yet sadly neglected, giants of international music. I
was captivated at a very early age by the magic of Mantovani at first on
78 recordings and later by the magnificence of the Decca stereo
recordings, especially his 'Golden Hits' album, which was the first
stereo recordings of the master I heard and have ever since had many
years of unalloyed pleasure and delight. I enjoyed the BBC Radio 4
documentary a few nights ago, it was a great privilege to hear Mantovani
being interviewed, but also very harrowing to hear of his sad physical
decline. I was left with the distinct impression that although at his
peak he was possibly the most consistently popular recording artist in
the world, he remained an unassuming and modest man and indeed one of
great humility. I would like to thank him for the enormous listening
pleasure he has given me over so many years and will continue to give me
for the rest of my life. The only regret I have regarding Mantovani is
that he didn't leave us with many more recordings, but this is all the
more reason for us to cherish the performances we have. Thank you
Mantovani for lifting my spirits during so many bad times, although your
sound may be stilled by the expiry of life, it is a sound that will
undoubtedly live forever. Cardean Ross age = 29 Dundee, Scotland
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Thank you for a life of wonderful music.
Grazie Maestro Fulvio Graglia age = 65 Danmark |
Happy centenary, Thanks for such a
wonderful orchestra and music peter elsdon age = 70 Marton in Cleveland.North Yorkshire |
