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Forging a unique creative relationship, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin's mutual professional history extends back some two decades. Ritenour was a core artist on Grusin's label, GRP, throughout the 1980s and early '90s; in 1986, they first collaborated on the Grammy Award winning Harlequin, a critically-acclaimed, Brazilian-themed recording. Ritenour also appeared on many of the pianist/composer's film scores and solo recordings, and the two jammed together on GRP Super Live in 1987. Two Worlds, the classical-oriented labor of love that reunites the two legends, is more than simply a beautiful creative departure from their usual jazz-oriented projects. A blend of original compositions and respectful reworkings of timeless classics from Bach, Bartok, Villalobos, Mompov, and Segovia, the collection -- which features stellar guest performances by opera star Renee Fleming, violinist Gil Shaham, and cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber -- finds Ritenour and Grusin joyously reconnecting with their rich classical roots. Among the highlights are the lush, highly percussive Vivaldi/Bach piece "Bach Concerto, featuring a twenty-piece string section; "Bachianas Aria," a piece from Brazilian composer Villalobos, provides a showcase for opera diva Renee Fleming. As for the original compositions, there's the haunting, melodic "Elegia," which Grusin composed many years ago for his late father, a violinist, featuring Gil Shaham; "Lagrima (Lee's Prelude)," a graceful Ritenour original led by the classical guitar; "River's Song," Grusin's clever medley adaptation of the folk songs "The Water Is Wide" and "Shenandoah," featuring Fleming on vocals and "Canto," an Italian-styled "winter song" which Grusin originally wrote for a Ritenour project in the late '70s. Timeless yet contemporary, Two Worlds is beautiful reunion of these musical soul mates.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Concerto No.14 In A Minor Bwv 1065 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heitor Villa-Lobos, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grusin, Producer, MainArtist - Renee Fleming, Soprano, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Sonatina In A (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Elegia 'A Henry' With Introduction & Epilogue From 'Liebesleid' (Fritz Kreisler)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fritz Kreisler, Composer - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Morrison, Violin, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Shaham, Violin, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Suite populaire Espagnole (Manuel de Falla)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manuel De Falla, Composer - James Walker, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Lagrima (Lee Ritenour)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Renee Fleming, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Romanian Folk Dances Sz 68 (Béla Bartók)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bela Bartok, Composer - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Shaham, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Suite Compostelana (Federico Mompou)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Federico Mompou, Composer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Suite populaire Espagnole (Manuel de Falla)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manuel De Falla, Composer - James Walker, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Sonata No.2 In E Flat Bwv 1031: Siciliana (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Lloyd Webber, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Canto Invierno (Dave Grusin)
Don Murray, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
LEE RITENOUR, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - Dave Grusin, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Beppe Wolgers, Author
℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Album review
Forging a unique creative relationship, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin's mutual professional history extends back some two decades. Ritenour was a core artist on Grusin's label, GRP, throughout the 1980s and early '90s; in 1986, they first collaborated on the Grammy Award winning Harlequin, a critically-acclaimed, Brazilian-themed recording. Ritenour also appeared on many of the pianist/composer's film scores and solo recordings, and the two jammed together on GRP Super Live in 1987. Two Worlds, the classical-oriented labor of love that reunites the two legends, is more than simply a beautiful creative departure from their usual jazz-oriented projects. A blend of original compositions and respectful reworkings of timeless classics from Bach, Bartok, Villalobos, Mompov, and Segovia, the collection -- which features stellar guest performances by opera star Renee Fleming, violinist Gil Shaham, and cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber -- finds Ritenour and Grusin joyously reconnecting with their rich classical roots. Among the highlights are the lush, highly percussive Vivaldi/Bach piece "Bach Concerto, featuring a twenty-piece string section; "Bachianas Aria," a piece from Brazilian composer Villalobos, provides a showcase for opera diva Renee Fleming. As for the original compositions, there's the haunting, melodic "Elegia," which Grusin composed many years ago for his late father, a violinist, featuring Gil Shaham; "Lagrima (Lee's Prelude)," a graceful Ritenour original led by the classical guitar; "River's Song," Grusin's clever medley adaptation of the folk songs "The Water Is Wide" and "Shenandoah," featuring Fleming on vocals and "Canto," an Italian-styled "winter song" which Grusin originally wrote for a Ritenour project in the late '70s. Timeless yet contemporary, Two Worlds is beautiful reunion of these musical soul mates.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:48
- Main artists: Renée Fleming Lee Ritenour Dave Grusin Gil Shaham Julian Lloyd Webber
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2000 UMG Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2000 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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