Radamés Gnattali
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- January 27, 1906 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- February 13, 1988
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025 · Music
- Garoto - Vivo Sonhando · Self
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova · Self
- Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali · Self
- Brasília, Uma Sinfonia · Self
- Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres · Music
- They Don't Wear Black Tie · Music Director
- Grandes Nomes · Self
- Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro · Music
- O Jogo da Vida · Music
- A Doce Mulher Amada · Orchestrator
- Onde a Terra Começa · Music
- The Deceased · Music
- My Home Is Copacabana · Music
- Grande Sertão · Music
- Esse Rio que Eu Amo · Music
- Assassinato em Copacabana · Music
- Sai Dessa, Recruta · Music
- Dona Xêpa · Music
- O Homem do Sputnik · Music Director, Music
- Quem Roubou Meu Samba? · Music
- Eu Sou o Tal · Music
- Titio Não é Sopa · Music
- Shut Up, Etelvina · Music
- O Camelô da Rua Larga · Music
- O Barbeiro Que Se Vira · Music
- Rio, Northern Zone · Music
- O Noivo da Girafa · Music
- Fuzileiro do Amor · Music
- Quem Sabe... Sabe! · Music
- O Feijão é Nosso · Music
- Rio, 100 Degrees F° · Music
- O Diamante · Music
- O Rei do Movimento · Music
- Marujo Por Acaso · Music
- Nadando em Dinheiro · Music
- Sai da Frente · Music
- Tico-Tico no Fubá · Music
- Pecado de Nina · Music
- Somos Dois · Music
- Estrela da Manhã · Music
- A Escrava Isaura · Music
- Entra na Farra · Orchestrator, Music
- Clay · Music Director, Music
- O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca · Music
- Eternal Hope · Orchestrator
- Pureza · Music
- Onde Estás, Felicidade? · Music
- Maria Bonita · Music
- Rough Gang · Music