Assad Brothers

Legendary Brazilian guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad have been performing and recording together for 50 years, reinventing guitar technique along the way. We’ll talk with Sérgio about their remarkable career and feature music by a wide variety of composers who have written for them. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Altamir Penha: Nós e o rio (excerpt) Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitars Ástor Piazzolla: Tango Suite Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitars Egberto Gismonti, arr. Sérgio Assad: Baião Malandro Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitars Sérgio Assad: Divertimento fr. Aquarelle David Russell, guitar Sérgio Assad: Sephardic Passage fr. Interchange for Guitar Quartet and Orchestra Delaware Symphony Orchestra/David Amado; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Sérgio Assad: Uarekena Fandango Guitar Quartet Ástor Piazzolla: Libertango Yo-Yo Ma, vc.; Paquito D’Rivera, cl.; Odair Assad, gtr.; Kathryn Stott, p.; Sérgio Assad, g.; Nilson Matta, db.; Cyro Baptista, perc.