LEE RITENOUR & DAVE GRUSIN - Two Worlds (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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. by Jonathan Widran  
Tracklist :
Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor (after Vivaldi, RV 580), BWV 1065    
1     1. Allegro 4:34
Johann Sebastian Bach
Transcription By – Dave Grusin
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for voice & piano, A. 390    
2     Aria (Cantilena) 5:05
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Transcription By – Dave Grusin
Featuring, Soprano Vocals – Renée Fleming
Sonatina for guitar in A major    
3     2. Andante 4:32
Federico Moreno Torroba / Moreno Federi Larrega Torroba
Percussion – Luis Conte
Transcription By – Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour
Elegia, for 2 violins ("A Henri")    
4     Introduction and Epilogue from "Liebesleid" 3:22
Dave Grusin
Featuring, Violin – Gil Shaham, Ralph Morrison
Music By [Introduction & Epilogue from "Liebesleid"] – Fritz Kreisler
Suite Populaire Espagnole, for violin & piano (arr. from "Popular Spanish Songs" by Kochanski)    
5     3. Cancion 3:59
Manuel de Falla
Arranged By – Dave Grusin
6     Prelude for guitar No. 8 in A minor "Lágrima" 4:19
Lee Ritenour / Francisco Tárrega
7     River Songs (The Water Is Wide/Shenandoah) 7:01
Traditional
Adapted By (Text), Arranged By – Dave Grusin
Featuring, Soprano Vocals – Renée Fleming
Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68    
8     Stick Dance - Sash Dance - Stamping Dance - Horn Dance - Romanian Polka - Fast Dance 6:45
Béla Bartók
Transcription By – Dave Grusin
Featuring, Violin – Gil Shaham
Suite compostelana, for guitar    
9     3. Cuna 4:26
Federico Mompou
Transcription By – Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour
Suite Populaire Espagnole, for violin & piano (arr. from "Popular Spanish Songs" by Kochanski)    
10     1. El Pano Moruno 3:18
Manuel de Falla
Arranged By – Dave Grusin
Bass – Tom Kennedy
Drums, Percussion – Alex Acuña
Featuring, Flute – James Walker
Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat major, BWV 1031    
11     Siciliana 2:13
Johann Sebastian Bach
Featuring, Cello – Julian Lloyd Webber
Transcription By – Dave Grusin
12     Canto Invierno, for guitar & piano 3:59
Dave Grusin
Credits :
Adapted By [Strings], Arranged By [String] – Dave Grusin (faixas: 6, 9), Jorge Calandrelli (faixas: 6, 9)
Bass – Ed Meares
Cello – Cecilia Tsan, Christina Soule, Paula Hochhalter, Steve Erdody
Contractor [Orchestra] – Debbi Datz-Pyle, Patti Zimmitti, The Music Team
Viola – Carole Castillo, Carole Mukogawa, Carrie Holzman-Little, Jennie Hansen, Karen Elaine Bakunin, Keith Green, Mathew Funes, Renita Koven, Roland Kato, Scott Haupert, Victoria E. Miskolczy
Violin – Amy Hershberger, Clayton Haslop, Frances Moore, Gary Kuo, Henry Gronnier, Julie Gigante, Karen Jones, Kathleen Lenski, Lesa Terry, Leslie Katz, Liane Mautner, Lily Ho Chen, Lisa Sutton, Marc Sazer, Margaret Wooten, Mario DeLeon, Michelle Kim, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Rachel Purkin, Richard Altenbach, Roger Wilkie, Sara Parkins, Susan Rishik, Tamara Hatwan
Violin, Concertmaster – Margaret Batjer, Ralph Morrison