I was still a teenager when I met Radam\u00e9s Gnattali for the first time. I remember with much emotion the \u201cVelho Rada\u201d as we used to call him. He was our idol because he was writing, already in the sixties, in the style that is called today \u201ccross over\u201d, mixing naturally and with great ease the Brazilian rhythms with jazz and classical style. We became great friends. Radam\u00e9s loved to compose for his friends, that is how I often played with my brother S\u00e9rgio his concertos for two guitars , his Brasiliana nr 8 for two guitars and some other typically Brazilian compositions. I felt a lot of pleasure and nostalgia in recording with Edmond Carlier Radam\u00e9s\u2019 Sonata for cello and guitar. At a friend\u2019s party in Paris, in 1983, S\u00e9rgio and I played a version for two guitars of Astor Piazzolla\u2019s tango Escolaso in his presence. Astor was so happy that he promised us that he would compose for our duo \u2014 we never thought that he would really do it and so quickly ! And so was born the now famous Tango Suite, one of the most beautiful present s we have ever received.
\nFernando Suarez Paz has been Astor Piazzolla\u2019s partner during the ten years existence of the \u201cQuinteto Piazzolla\u201d, the tango Escualo is dedicated to him. My brother arranged it for two guitars and violin for this recording. Fernando\u2019s passionate playing has always seduced me, and we the idea of recording L\u2019histoire du tango appeared, I immediately thought of him, of his warn violin and of his unbelievable authenticity in playing Piazzolla\u2019s music.
\nEdmond Carlier, first cello at the Orchestre de la Monnaie in Brussels, and Andr\u00e9 Navarra\u2019s disciple, introduced me to Stepan Lucky\u2019s Duo concertante … and gave me the desire to play it with him ! We have spent together unforgettable moments in this Czech composer universe.<\/p>\n
Odair Assad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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