- On October 4th, it will be held in Rio de Janeiro Radamés Gnattali Festival as part of the Festival de Obras Camerísticas nº 1 in the auditorium of the Ministry of Education and Health. The program includes two works for cello and piano: Sonata [nº 1] (1935) e Modinha and Baião ( 1952), both performed by Iberê Gomes Grosso (cello) and Radamés (piano). It is also presented the Concertino No. 2 for guitar and piano (1951), performed by Aníbal Augusto Sardinha (guitar) and Radamés (piano).
- The recording company Continental releases Radamés Gnattali’s choros Pé ante pé and Amigo Pedro, with Vero and his Conjunto [1], formed by Radamés (piano), Sandoval Dias (tenor saxophone), José Menezes (electric guitar), Pedro Vidal (double bass).
- Radamés signs the musical direction, original soundtrack and arrangements of the film
Tico-Tico no Fubá
by Adolfo Celi, with Tônia Carrero and Anselmo Duarte. The film’s final sequence, called Apoteose, which lasts 4 minutes, is a theme with variations on the famous Zequinha de Abreu song that gives the film its name. The hands that appear in the film, on the piano, are Radamés’. - Todamérica record company releases for Christmas a double album with the children’s story
“How Jesus Was Born”
a poem by Antonio Almeida and Mario Faccini, set to music by Radamés Gnattali, with orchestra and choir from Rádio Nacional. See ad in newspaper Ultima Hora (RJ) from 12/04 . - Radamés composes:
- Fantasia Brasileira nº 2 – for trumpet, piano, drums and string orchestra – dedicated to trumpet player Marino Pissiali, member of the Rádio Nacional orchestra.
- Modinha e baião – for cello and piano
- Choreographic Sonatina (Four dancing movements) for large orchestra [2] – (from the piano original, from 1950).
- Singer Francisco Alves, the “King of the Voice”, dies at 54 in a car crash on the Rio – São Paulo highway.
- Manchete magazine is launched, directed by Adolfo Bloch.
