Sérgio & Odair Assad Play Piazzolla

Submitted by nonesuch on
Release Date
DescriptionExcerpt

Astor Piazzolla composed Tango Suite especially for the Assads. Guitar Player calls this 2002 Latin Grammy recipient a “stirring tribute to the man who blurred the lines between pop, classical, jazz, and South America's most revered music, the tango.”

Description

2008 Latin Grammy Award Winner

Sought as collaborators by such artists as Dawn Upshaw, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Yo-Yo Ma, the Brazilian guitar duo of Sérgio and Odair Assad are known to aficionados as players of astonishing virtuosity and enormous soul—two qualities which serve them well in the complex, yet emotionally direct, music of Argentinean nuevo tango master Astor Piazzolla.

The Assad brothers, who first encountered Astor Piazzolla as young music students in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, capture the venerable composer’s trademark bristling rhythms and sweeping melodies on tracks such as the Piazzolla classics Tango Suite, written especially for the Assads, and Suite Troileana. The album features guest artists Marcelo Nisinman, on bandoneón and acclaimed violinists Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Fernando Suarez Paz. Sérgio and Odair Assad dedicate this recording to Astor, a close friend of theirs until his death in 1992.

Described as having a “supple, flawlessly unified sound” by the New York Times, Sérgio and Odair Assad began playing guitar together as young boys, encouraged by their father, a mandolin player. By the time they were teenagers, their prowess brought them to Rio de Janeiro and study with Monina Tavora, a student of Segovia. They have been Nonesuch recording artists since 1985.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Tracks 1-3
Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
Recorded March 1999 at The Right Place, Brussels
Engineered by Frédéric Briant and Anne Fontigny

Tracks 4, 13 originally released on Fuga y misterio
Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
Recorded June 1998 at Mont St. Guibert Church
Engineered by Frédéric Briant and Anne Fontigny

Tracks 5-7, 14
Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
Recorded February 2000 at Salle du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
Engineered by Manuel Mohino

Track 8
Produced by Karen Chester
Recorded July 1998 at the Joan and Irving Harris Concert Hall at Aspen Music Festival and School
Engineered by Tom Lazarus

Tracks 9-12 originally released on Saga dos Migrantes (Nonesuch 79365)
Produced by Judith Sherman
Recorded May 1995 at Muziekcentrum Frits Phillips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Engineered by Arnout Probst, Channel Classics, Amsterdam
Album Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
Mastered by Marc Doutrepont
Additional Mastering by Robert C. Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME

All compositions by Astor Piazzolla. Tracks 5-8, 14 arranged by Sérgio Assad.

Design by Gabrielle Wilson
Photography by Michael Wilson

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

Nonesuch Selection Number

79632

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
Album Status
Artist Name
Sérgio & Odair Assad
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Sérgio Assad, guitar (1-12, 14)
Odair Assad, guitar (1-14)
Fernando Suarez Paz, violin (4-7, 13, 14)
Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon (7, 14)
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin (8)

Cover Art
UPC/Price
Label
CD+MP3
UPC
075597963229BUN
Label
MP3
Price
9.00
UPC
075597963267
  • 79632

News & Reviews

Buy Now

  • About This Album

    2008 Latin Grammy Award Winner

    Sought as collaborators by such artists as Dawn Upshaw, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Yo-Yo Ma, the Brazilian guitar duo of Sérgio and Odair Assad are known to aficionados as players of astonishing virtuosity and enormous soul—two qualities which serve them well in the complex, yet emotionally direct, music of Argentinean nuevo tango master Astor Piazzolla.

    The Assad brothers, who first encountered Astor Piazzolla as young music students in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, capture the venerable composer’s trademark bristling rhythms and sweeping melodies on tracks such as the Piazzolla classics Tango Suite, written especially for the Assads, and Suite Troileana. The album features guest artists Marcelo Nisinman, on bandoneón and acclaimed violinists Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Fernando Suarez Paz. Sérgio and Odair Assad dedicate this recording to Astor, a close friend of theirs until his death in 1992.

    Described as having a “supple, flawlessly unified sound” by the New York Times, Sérgio and Odair Assad began playing guitar together as young boys, encouraged by their father, a mandolin player. By the time they were teenagers, their prowess brought them to Rio de Janeiro and study with Monina Tavora, a student of Segovia. They have been Nonesuch recording artists since 1985.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Sérgio Assad, guitar (1-12, 14)
    Odair Assad, guitar (1-14)
    Fernando Suarez Paz, violin (4-7, 13, 14)
    Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon (7, 14)
    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin (8)

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Tracks 1-3
    Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
    Recorded March 1999 at The Right Place, Brussels
    Engineered by Frédéric Briant and Anne Fontigny

    Tracks 4, 13 originally released on Fuga y misterio
    Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
    Recorded June 1998 at Mont St. Guibert Church
    Engineered by Frédéric Briant and Anne Fontigny

    Tracks 5-7, 14
    Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
    Recorded February 2000 at Salle du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    Engineered by Manuel Mohino

    Track 8
    Produced by Karen Chester
    Recorded July 1998 at the Joan and Irving Harris Concert Hall at Aspen Music Festival and School
    Engineered by Tom Lazarus

    Tracks 9-12 originally released on Saga dos Migrantes (Nonesuch 79365)
    Produced by Judith Sherman
    Recorded May 1995 at Muziekcentrum Frits Phillips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    Engineered by Arnout Probst, Channel Classics, Amsterdam
    Album Produced by Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis
    Mastered by Marc Doutrepont
    Additional Mastering by Robert C. Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME

    All compositions by Astor Piazzolla. Tracks 5-8, 14 arranged by Sérgio Assad.

    Design by Gabrielle Wilson
    Photography by Michael Wilson

    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz