Robert Russ (music producer)

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Robert Russ (born 20 September 1971) is a music producer from Berlin-Reinickendorf, Germany. He is the first German producer [1] to be awarded with a Grammy for the Best Historical Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018. [2]

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Life

Robert Russ is mainly known in the United States as a producer of elaborate artist editions with recordings of Columbia Records and RCA Records (both part of Sony Music Entertainment): "Robert Russ, who produced Sony's recent boxed sets of Reiner/Chicago and Pierre Monteux recordings, has done as usual thorough job" (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune, 13. December 2016). [3] His "ambitious archival project" (Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 15. November 2013), [4] the release of previously unknown live recordings of American pianist Vladimir Horowitz from New York's Carnegie Hall, caused a stir in 2013. [5]

His historically significant documentary "the ultimate find of recording history" (Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 2. February 2018), [6] a set with Canadian pianist Glenn Gould’s complete recording sessions for his famous debut album of Bach's Goldberg Variations Glenn Gould—The Goldberg Variations—The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 was nominated for a Grammy in 2017, [2] and in 2016 he received a nomination for the edition Vladimir Horowitz—The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983, a collection of 25 previously unpublished live recitals of the pianist. [2]

In 2021, Russ produced the first complete edition of all recordings by African-American singer and US civil rights activist Marian Anderson "A Voice of Authenticity and Justice" (Anthony Tommasini: New York Times, 5 November 2021). [7] The edition, "impressively transferred and mastered" (Barbara Jepson: The Wall Street Journal, 14 August 2021), [8] was nominated for a Grammy in November 2021. [2]

With Paul Robeson—Voice of Freedom, "Sony’s superbly annotated set, expertly transferred from shellac originals" (Rob Cowan: Gramophone, 29 November 2024), [9] about the African American singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson, Russ received his eighth Grammy nomination as compilation producer for Best Historical Album within eight years. [10]

His edition Arthur Rubinstein—The Complete Album Collection with 142 CDs was awarded the World Record for the "Largest CD box set for a classical instrumentalist" [11] in 2011.

Awards

Awarded to Russ or to releases produced by him:

References

  1. ↑ Kiß, Jonas (2 February 2018). "Grammy fürs "Best Historical Album" erstmals an ein deutsches Projekt" [Grammy for "Best Historical Album" for the first time to a German project]. MusikWoche (in German). No. 7. München: MusikWoche GmbH. pp. 42/43. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Artist Robert Russ". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ↑ von Rhein, John (13 December 2016). "Maestro Charles Munch's greatness with Boston Symphony, others endures in box set". Chicago Tribune. Chicago: Tribune Publishing Company. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (15 November 2013). "If It All Doesn't Fit, Build a Bigger Box". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Tim Page (15 February 2014). "The Hall of Horowitz". The New York Review of Books. NYREV, Inc. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (12 February 2018). "5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (5 November 2021). "Marian Anderson: A Voice of Authenticity and Justice". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Jepson, Barbara (14 August 2021). "'Beyond the Music—Marian Anderson' Review: A Wide-Ranging Artist". The Wall Street Journal. New York City. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Cowan, Rob (29 November 2024). "Critics' Choice 2024: our favourite classical recordings of the year". Gramophone . London. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Nehrkorn, Lisa (11 November 2024). "Grammy: Sony Classical erntet achte Nominierung in acht Jahren" [Grammy: Sony Classical earns its eighth nomination in eight years]. MusikWoche (in German). München: BG Germany GmbH. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Largest CD box set for a classical instrumentalist". Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records Limited. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "2022年度 第60回レコード・アカデミー賞決定" [2022 60. Recording Academy Awards] (in Japanese). Ongaku No Tomo Sha Corp. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Palmarès des Diapason d'or de l'année 2022" ["Diapason d'Or" awards of the year 2022] (in French). france musique/Mondadori Magazines France SAS. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Edison Klassiek 2020" [Edison Classic 2020]. Edisons (in Dutch). Edisons. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 15554753". discogs. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Palmarès des Diapason d'or de l'année 2020" ["Diapason d'Or" awards of the year 2020] (in French). france musique/Mondadori Magazines France SAS. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Palmarès des Diapason d'Or 2019" ["Diapason d'Or" awards of the year 2019] (in French). france musique/Mondadori Magazines France SAS. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 13902342". discogs. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "International Classical Music Awards Winners 2019". icma-info.com. International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  20. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 13082768". discogs. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Opus Klassik". Opus Klassik (in German). Verein zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik e.V. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  22. ↑ "Palmarès 2017 des "Diapason d'Or" de l'année" ["Diapason d'Or" awards of the year 2017] (in French). france musique/Mondadori Magazines France SAS. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 10849010". discogs. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  24. ↑ "CLASSICA – Chocs 2015". CLASSICA (in French). No. 177. France. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 9579458". discogs. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  26. ↑ "Palmares des Diapasons'dor de l'année 2015" ["Diapason d'Or" awards of the year 2015] (in French). france musique/Mondadori Magazines France SAS. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  27. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 11135155". discogs. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  28. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 6018751". discogs. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  29. ↑ "Echo Klassik 2012: Die Sieger" [Echo Classical 2012: The Winners]. MusikWoche (in German). Munich: MusikWoche GmbH. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  30. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 11546719". discogs. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  31. ↑ "Winnaars Edison Klassiek 2012 bekend" [The Winners of the Edison Classic 2012]. Edisons (in Dutch). Edisons. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  32. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 4401066". discogs. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  33. ↑ "Guinness World Record confirmed". Jascha Heifetz – The Official Website. Guinness World Records. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  34. ↑ "Discogs Release No. 6006103". discogs. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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