
Radamés Gnattali
Known for
Music and sound
Born
January 27, 1906
Birthplace
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died
February 13, 1988 (aged 82)
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) attract...
Best known work
Filmography
2025
Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025Original Music Composer
2020
Garoto - Vivo Sonhandoas Self (archive footage)
2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Novaas Self (archive footage)
1991
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattalias Self
1986
Brasília, Uma Sinfoniaas Self
1983
1981
They Don't Wear Black TieMusic Director
1980
1978
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O MinotauroOriginal Music Composer
1977
O Jogo da VidaMusic
1969
A Doce Mulher AmadaOrchestrator
1966
Onde a Terra ComeçaOriginal Music Composer
1965
The DeceasedOriginal Music Composer
1965
My Home Is CopacabanaOriginal Music Composer
1965
Grande SertãoOriginal Music Composer
1962
Esse Rio que Eu AmoMusic
1962
1960
Sai Dessa, RecrutaOriginal Music Composer
1959
Dona XêpaMusic
1959
O Homem do SputnikMusic Director, Original Music Composer
1959
Quem Roubou Meu Samba?Original Music Composer
1959
Eu Sou o TalOriginal Music Composer
1959
Titio Não é SopaMusic
1958
Shut Up, EtelvinaMusic
1958
O Camelô da Rua LargaOriginal Music Composer









