Radamés Gnattali
Sound
1906-01-27 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Radamés Gnattali (27 January 1906 – 3 February 1988) was a Brazilian composer of both classical and popular music, as well as a conductor, orchestrator, and arranger. He was the brother of the conductor and arranger Alexandre Gnattali. Gnattali's musical career straddled popular and classical genres and their traditions. His arrangements of samba pieces, involving strings, woodwind and brass (rather than the traditional accompaniments with two guitars, cavaquinho, accordion, tamborin and flute) exposed him to lifelong critical attacks from Brazilian musical traditionalists who resented the "jazzing up" of the genre. Conversely, some of his serious concert pieces (música de concerto) attracted the opposite criticism of inappropriately introducing instruments such as the mandolin, marimba, accordion, mouth organ and electric guitar into the concert hall. In doing this, he was inspired by his friends from the world of popular music, including Jacob do Bandolim, Edu da Gaita and Chiquinho do Acordeom ("Accordion Chiquinho"), for each of whom he composed dedicated concert pieces.
Filmography
Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
2025 · Movie
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020 · Movie
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · Movie
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
1991 · Movie
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
1986 · Movie
Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres
1983 · Movie
They Don't Wear Black Tie
1981 · Movie
Grandes Nomes
1980 · Series
O Jogo da Vida
1977 · Movie
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969 · Movie
Onde a Terra Começa
1966 · Movie
The Deceased
1965 · Movie
My Home Is Copacabana
1965 · Movie
Grande Sertão
1965 · Movie
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
1962 · Movie
Assassinato em Copacabana
1962 · Movie
Sai Dessa, Recruta
1960 · Movie
Dona Xêpa
1959 · Movie
O Homem do Sputnik
1959 · Movie
Quem Roubou Meu Samba?
1959 · Movie
Titio Não é Sopa
1959 · Movie
Eu Sou o Tal
1959 · Movie
Shut Up, Etelvina
1958 · Movie
O Camelô da Rua Larga
1958 · Movie
O Barbeiro Que Se Vira
1958 · Movie
Rio, Northern Zone
1957 · Movie
O Noivo da Girafa
1957 · Movie
Fuzileiro do Amor
1956 · Movie
Quem Sabe... Sabe!
1956 · Movie
O Feijão é Nosso
1955 · Movie
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
1955 · Movie
O Diamante
1955 · Movie
O Rei do Movimento
1955 · Movie
Marujo Por Acaso
1954 · Movie
Nadando em Dinheiro
1952 · Movie
Sai da Frente
1952 · Movie
Tico-Tico no Fubá
1952 · Movie
Pecado de Nina
1951 · Movie
Somos Dois
1950 · Movie
Estrela da Manhã
1950 · Movie
A Escrava Isaura
1949 · Movie
Entra na Farra
1943 · Movie
Clay
1942 · Movie
O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca
1942 · Movie
Eternal Hope
1940 · Movie
Pureza
1940 · Movie
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939 · Movie
Maria Bonita
1937 · Movie
Rough Gang
1933 · Movie