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'''James Mallinson''' is a record producer. He was the first winner of the [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical]] category,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/the-producer-of-the-year-category-turns-40|title=The Producer Of The Year Category Turns 40|publisher=''[[The Recording Academy]]''|author=Paul Grein|date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> and has won a total of 15 [[Grammy Award]]s in his career, his most recent Grammy nominations - and wins - having come in 2008 for [[Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording|Best Opera Recording]]. He won his first three Grammy awards in 1979, when he was named Classical Producer of the Year, and won another four in 1982.<ref>"Quincy Jones Takes Top Honors at Grammy Awards", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (March 6, 1982), Vol. 94, No. 9, p. 74: "The biggest winner after Quincy Jones was James Mallinson, who won four classical Grammys to put with the three he won in 1979".</ref> He spent twelve years with the [[Decca Record Company]] and became a freelance classical producer in 1984. He has worked with all the major record labels and with most leading classical artists. In 2000 he was closely involved in the creation of ''LSO Live'', the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]'s in house record label and has produced all their releases to date — currently 65 CDs.
'''James Mallinson''' (1943 – 24 August 2018)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://lso.co.uk/more/news/1031-obituary-james-mallinson-1943-2018.html|title=London Symphony Orchestra - Obituary: James Mallinson (1943–2018)|website=Lso.co.uk|accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref> was a British record producer. He was the first winner of the [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical]] category,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/the-producer-of-the-year-category-turns-40|title=The Producer Of The Year Category Turns 40|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|author=Paul Grein|date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> and won a total of 16 [[Grammy Award]]s in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/james-mallinson |title=James Mallinson |date=2018-05-22 |website=GRAMMY.com |access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>


He won his first three Grammy awards in 1980 for the recording of Brahms's four symphonies with [[Georg Solti|Sir Georg Solti]] leading the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] ([[Best Classical Album]] and [[Best Orchestral Performance|Best Classical Orchestral Recording]]),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/solti-35-brahmss-symphonies/|title=Solti 35: Brahms's symphonies|date=2012-07-20|work=from the archives|access-date=2018-08-30|language=en-US}}</ref> along with the first Classical Producer of the Year award. He won another four Grammy awards in 1982.<ref>"Quincy Jones Takes Top Honors at Grammy Awards", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (March 6, 1982), Vol. 94, No. 9, p. 74: "The biggest winner after Quincy Jones was James Mallinson, who won four classical Grammys to put with the three he won in 1979".</ref> He spent twelve years with the [[Decca Record Company]] and became a freelance classical producer in 1984. He worked with all the major record labels and with most leading classical artists. In 2000 he was closely involved in the creation of ''LSO Live'', the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]'s in house record label and has produced all their releases to date — currently 65 CDs.
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By 2001, he was noted to have "won more Grammys than any other classical record producer except for [[Thomas Z. Shepard]]", with whom he was tied.<ref>"Artists & Music", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', (February 3, 2001), Vol. 113, No. 5, p. 56.</ref> His most recent venture is a record label for the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] and their music director [[Valery Gergiev]] in St Petersburg. The first projects on the [[Mariinsky label]] were released in 2009 and have been nominated for the 2010 Grammys to be presented on January 31 in Los Angeles. He is also closely involved with the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]'s '[[CSO Resound|Resound]]' label winning their first [[Grammy]] in 2008.

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By 2001, he was noted to have "won more Grammys than any other classical record producer except for [[Thomas Z. Shepard]]", with whom he was tied.<ref>"Artists & Music", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', (February 3, 2001), Vol. 113, No. 5, p. 56.</ref> His last recent venture was a record label for the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] and their music director [[Valery Gergiev]] in St Petersburg. The first projects on the [[Mariinsky label]] were released in 2009 and were nominated for the 2010 Grammys.

Mallinson also was instrumental in the launch of [[CSO Resound]], the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's label in 2007. For the label, he produced several recordings conducted by [[Bernard Haitink]], including a Grammy Award-winning release of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2018/08/28/remembering-james-mallinson/|title=Remembering James Mallinson|date=2018-08-28|work=from the archives|access-date=2018-08-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

He died suddenly on 24 August 2018, following a brief illness.<ref name="auto"/>


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Latest revision as of 08:51, 9 January 2023

This article is about the record producer. For the British indologist, see James Mallinson (author).

James Mallinson (1943 – 24 August 2018)[1] was a British record producer. He was the first winner of the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical category,[2] and won a total of 16 Grammy Awards in his career.[3]

He won his first three Grammy awards in 1980 for the recording of Brahms's four symphonies with Sir Georg Solti leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Best Classical Album and Best Classical Orchestral Recording),[4] along with the first Classical Producer of the Year award. He won another four Grammy awards in 1982.[5] He spent twelve years with the Decca Record Company and became a freelance classical producer in 1984. He worked with all the major record labels and with most leading classical artists. In 2000 he was closely involved in the creation of LSO Live, the London Symphony Orchestra's in house record label and has produced all their releases to date — currently 65 CDs.

By 2001, he was noted to have "won more Grammys than any other classical record producer except for Thomas Z. Shepard", with whom he was tied.[6] His last recent venture was a record label for the Mariinsky Theatre and their music director Valery Gergiev in St Petersburg. The first projects on the Mariinsky label were released in 2009 and were nominated for the 2010 Grammys.

Mallinson also was instrumental in the launch of CSO Resound, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's label in 2007. For the label, he produced several recordings conducted by Bernard Haitink, including a Grammy Award-winning release of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony.[7]

He died suddenly on 24 August 2018, following a brief illness.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "London Symphony Orchestra - Obituary: James Mallinson (1943–2018)". Lso.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ Paul Grein (January 15, 2014). "The Producer Of The Year Category Turns 40". The Recording Academy.
  3. ^ "James Mallinson". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. ^ "Solti 35: Brahms's symphonies". from the archives. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ^ "Quincy Jones Takes Top Honors at Grammy Awards", Billboard (March 6, 1982), Vol. 94, No. 9, p. 74: "The biggest winner after Quincy Jones was James Mallinson, who won four classical Grammys to put with the three he won in 1979".
  6. ^ "Artists & Music", Billboard, (February 3, 2001), Vol. 113, No. 5, p. 56.
  7. ^ "Remembering James Mallinson". from the archives. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-30.

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