1. Alberto Semprini graduated from the Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1929, having studied composition and conducting, as well as honing his skills at the piano.
12 Facts About Alberto Semprini
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Alberto Semprini recorded for Telefunken in the early 1940s, with a dance orchestra.
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Alberto Semprini was rejected as being unfit, but his passport was taken, and Semprini was suspected of being pro-British.
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Alberto Semprini returned to Rome in 1944 to await the arrival of the Allied Army.
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Alberto Semprini was signed to His Master's Voice in 1950, for whom he recorded until 1963.
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Alberto Semprini wrote a number of original light music compositions, including Concerto Appassionato and Mediterranean Concerto, which he used as the theme tune for his radio show.
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In 1977, following a performance in York, Alberto Semprini chose to leave the stage, citing a lack of confidence.
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In 1931, Alberto Semprini married Brunilde Regarbagnati in Italy, and the couple had three sons.
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Alberto Semprini took Consuelo to England in 1949, and following his divorce in 1952, married her that year.
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Alberto Semprini lived on a houseboat in West Mersea, Essex, and in Brixham, Devon.
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Alberto Semprini suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and died in Brixham on 19 January 1990, aged 81.
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Alberto Semprini's work was first released on the Italian label Fonit Cetra, then EMI Records, where he remained for the rest of his professional career.