Known For
Sound
Born
Jan 27, 1906
Died
Feb 13, 1988
Place of Birth
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Credits
50 titles
Radamés Gnattali
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
Original Music Composer
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Self (archive footage)
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self (archive footage)
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
Original Music Composer
O Jogo da Vida
Music
A Doce Mulher Amada
Orchestrator
Onde a Terra Começa
Original Music Composer
The Deceased
Original Music Composer
My Home Is Copacabana
Original Music Composer
Grande Sertão
Original Music Composer
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
Music
Assassinato em Copacabana
Music
Sai Dessa, Recruta
Original Music Composer
Dona Xêpa
Music
O Homem do Sputnik
Music Director
Quem Roubou Meu Samba?
Original Music Composer
Titio Não é Sopa
Music
Eu Sou o Tal
Original Music Composer
Shut Up, Etelvina
Music
O Camelô da Rua Larga
Original Music Composer
O Barbeiro Que Se Vira
Original Music Composer
Rio, Northern Zone
Original Music Composer
O Noivo da Girafa
Original Music Composer
Fuzileiro do Amor
Music
Quem Sabe... Sabe!
Original Music Composer
O Feijão é Nosso
Original Music Composer
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Original Music Composer
O Diamante
Original Music Composer
O Rei do Movimento
Original Music Composer
Marujo Por Acaso
Original Music Composer
Nadando em Dinheiro
Original Music Composer
Sai da Frente
Music
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Original Music Composer
Pecado de Nina
Original Music Composer
Somos Dois
Original Music Composer
Estrela da Manhã
Music
A Escrava Isaura
Music
Entra na Farra
Orchestrator
Clay
Music Director
O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca
Original Music Composer
Eternal Hope
Orchestrator
Pureza
Original Music Composer
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
Music
Maria Bonita
Music
Rough Gang
Music