To start our exploration of Paciente, we'll link you to a page on the website of the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS) -- which, in case you don't know already is a wonderful resource. Here's a translation of the text you will find on that page:
"This choro by Pixinguinha was apparently composed in 1949, the date of the arrangement made by the composer, possibly for the program O Pessoal da Velha Guarda by Almirante. The first commercial recording was made only ten years later, by the group called "Pixinguinha e sua orquestra" (RCA Victor record 80-2081-B). In the 1970s, the choro received lyrics by Daniel Santos and was part of the soundtrack for TV Globo's soap opera Nina. Pixinguinha's 1949 arrangement was published in the book Pixinguinha - Outras Pautas (IMS/SESC/IOESP, 2014)."
The web page includes numerous recordings of Paciente. We'll link you to a couple more below on youtube, but even a quick scroll through those you will find on the IMS page will give you a taste of the variety of approaches (tempos, arrangements, etc) that the tune has enjoyed.
Another reference video, this one from one of the great contemporay Paulista bandolinists, Izaías Bueno de Almeida. As someone working on a plectrum instrument myself (cavaquinho, not bandolim) I'm working on the two different types of trills you see him use here -- one is articulated purely with hammer-ons and pull-offs, in the other, each note is articulated with the pick. This would make a great topic on its own!
Here the tune is played on trombone and trumpet by two of the contemporary great on these instruments, Zé da Velha and Silvéro Pontes, respectively. It's well worth search for their covers of just about anything. Here's a translation of the description you see below the video on youtube:
"Zé da Velha and Silvério Pontes make a perfect marriage of trombone and trumpet, and backed by a team of bambas, they give a lesson in Brazilian music. Using well-known composers such as Jacob do Bandolim, Waldir Azevedo and Ary Barroso, the duo strolls through sambas, choros and maxixes with a unique sound and a swing that invites you to dance."
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