Live in Brussels – Sérgio & Odair Assad with Fernando Suárez Paz

Live in Brussels – Sérgio & Odair Assad with Fernando Suárez Paz

2004 / GHA

Recorded live at the Salle du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, this album captures the Assad Duo's energy alongside Argentine violinist Fernando Suárez Paz, known for his collaboration with Astor Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango. Critics hailed the album as one of the finest live guitar performances ever recorded, praising the spontaneity and passion of the execution.

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2009

Originis – Sérgio & Odair Assad with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

Recorded live in Brazil, Originis marks the world premiere of the title composition by Sérgio Assad, written for violin, two guitars, and orchestra. It is performed by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, the Assad Duo, and the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra under conductor John Neschling. Divided into five movements—Tarantella, Canzona, Baião Chorado, Modinha, and Finale—the suite offers a musical journey celebrating the performers' cultural roots, blending European classical elements with Brazilian lyricism and rhythms. The performance showcases Sérgio's fluid orchestral writing and the strong synergy between the soloists.

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1999

Velho Retrato – Sérgio Assad solo

A solo recording by Sérgio Assad in a unique collaboration with Italian clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi. Featuring entirely original compositions, the album was recorded in the Sagrestia della Chiesa di Sant'Agostino in Perugia, exploring the intersection between chamber music writing and improvisational language.

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1991

Two Concertos for Two Guitars

An album recorded by the Assad brothers with the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra of Switzerland, under the baton of Brazilian conductor John Neschling. The repertoire includes Concierto Madrigal by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo, widely recognized for his guitar works, and Concerto Op. 201 by Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, whose music is essential to the classical guitar canon.

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1981

Música Nova do Brasil – Sérgio Assad solo

Música Nova do Brasil marks the first solo album released solely by Sérgio Assad. It documents the award-winning works in the guitar category of the 1st National Composition Competition for Guitar and Piano (1978/79), organized by Irmãos Vitale Publishing in partnership with Funarte. The album presents a representative anthology of contemporary Brazilian compositions for guitar, highlighting the maturity and aesthetic diversity of this tradition in the country.

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