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a nomination for the edition Vladimir Horowitz—The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983, a collection of 25 previously unpublished live recitals of the pianist.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, November 5, 2021). [7] The edition, "impressively transferred and mastered" (Barbara Jepson: The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2021), [8] was nominated for a Grammy in November 2021. [2]

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" [9] in 2011.

Awards

Awarded to Russ or to releases produced by him:

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