1916
Born in Guaratinguetá (RJ), the guitarist and composer Dilermando Reis, to whom Radamés dedicates the Sonatina for guitar and pianoin 1957. The harmonist and composer Edu da Gaita (Eduardo Nadruz) is born in Jaguarão (RS), to whom Radamés dedicates, in 1956, the Concertino nº 1 for mouth harmonica and chamber orchestra. Photo dedication: “Radamés, words […]
1915
At the age of nine, Radamés is decorated by the Italian consul, with a diploma and medal, for his performance as conductor and arranger of a small children’s orchestra, at the Sociedade dos Italianos, in Porto Alegre. “My mother told me that the children stopped playing, one by one, because the arrangements were not very […]
1914
Violinist, composer, researcher and teacher César Guerra-Peixe is born in Petrópolis (RJ). Composer Dorival Caymmi [1] is born in Salvador, Bahia. Pixinguinha (Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho), at age 17, Donga (Ernesto dos Santos) and other regulars at Tia Ciata’s house [2] form the Grupo de Caxangá. Chiquinha Gonzaga’s ” Corta-Jaca” is sung and accompanied […]
1913
In December, violinist Olga Fossati, Radamés’ cousin and violin teacher, records three discs for Casa Edison (Odeon Record), in Rio de Janeiro[1]. Olga Fossati and her uncle Paschoal Fossati record, in Rio de Janeiro, three records for Casa Edson (Odeon Record), dated December 1913. Pascoal Fossati, Radamés’ uncle, studied the cello and graduated in Belgium. […]
1911
On October 8, in Porto Alegre (RS), the pianist and piano teacher Aída Gnattali[1], sister of Radamés, was born. Aída Gnattali, Radamés’ sister, one year old. The conductor and arranger Leo Peracchi is born in São Paulo (SP). Together with Lyrio Panicali and Radamés, he formed the front line of Rádio Nacional orchestrators in […]
1910
Maria Weingärtner Fossati (1851-1910), Radamés’ maternal grandmother, dies in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, at the age of 59. Daughter of German immigrants, Maria was a cousin of the painter, draftsman and printmaker Pedro Weingärtner[1]. Radamés began studying the piano at the age of 4 with his mother, Adélia, according to the maestro’s own statement given […]
1908
On February 13, Ernani Gnattali [1], Radamés’ brother, was born in Porto Alegre (RS). Radamés and Ernani. Founded, in Porto Alegre (RS), the School of Fine Arts, where Radamés studies and completes his piano course, in 1924. Violinist and composer Luís Cosme was born in Porto Alegre (RS). In the mid-1920s, in the […]
1907
Composer and producer Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga, the popular Braguinha, also known as João de Barro, is born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the United States the first experiments with broadcasting a radio program take place.
1906
Radamés Gnattali is born on January 27, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It was the same day and month as the 150th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. “See that pacifier? It was always brand new. He never sucked a pacifier. Mamãe insisted for him to use it, but there was no way”, said Aída Gnattali, the maestro’s […]
1905
On April 27, Alexandre Gnattali (1876-1942) and Adélia Fossati (1880-1954) were married in Porto Alegre, RS. [1] Marriage of Radamés Gnattali’s parents. Born in Rio de Janeiro, lyric singer Bidu Sayão[2] (Balduina de Moreira Sayão), whom Radamés accompanied on tour through southern Brazil as a pianist in the 1930s. Launched the first Brazilian […]
