Viva Brazil – Live EP - Família Assad

Viva Brazil – Live EP

2012 / Sony Music

A live EP by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, featuring Kathryn Stott (piano), Joseph Gramley (percussion), and the Assad Duo. The recording captures both classical and contemporary Brazilian music, interpreted with virtuosity and sensitivity.

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2015

O Clássico Violão Popular Brasileiro

A commemorative album marking 50 years of Sérgio and Odair Assad's career, this recording pays tribute to key composers in the history of Brazilian guitar. The repertoire spans pioneers to modern masters, including João Pernambuco, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Garoto, Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfá, Egberto Gismonti, and Radamés Gnattali.

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2002

Concierto de Volos – Concierto de Aranjuez – Serenade opus 50

A classical album featuring three important works for guitar and orchestra. Odair Assad performs Serenade Op. 50 by Malcolm Arnold, while other guest soloists interpret Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo) and Concierto de Volos (Leo Brouwer), conducted by Leo Brouwer himself. A recording that highlights the excellence of the guitar in orchestral settings.

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1995

White Moon: Songs to Morpheus

An album by American soprano Dawn Upshaw featuring works spanning four centuries in a collection dedicated to Morpheus, the god of sleep. With a mystical and dreamlike atmosphere, the repertoire weaves through different periods and styles, incorporating, among other sounds, the guitars of Sérgio and Odair Assad.

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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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Viva Brazil – Live EP