Robert Russ (music producer)

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Robert Russ (born September 20, 1971 ) is a German music producer from Berlin - Reinickendorf . In 2018 he was the first German compilation producer to receive a Grammy in the Best Historical Album category at the 60th Grammy Awards .

Life

Robert Russ is known in the USA as a producer of lavish editions with recordings by the US labels 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 , December 13, 2016). For a stir its publication unknown live recording made there in 2013 by partly so far the US. pianists Vladimir Horowitz from Carnegie Hall in New York : "an ambitious archival project" ( Anthony Tommasini : New York Times , November 15, 2013).

For the documentation "the ultimate find of recording history" ( Anthony Tommasini : New York Times , February 2, 2018) of the complete recording sessions of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould for his famous debut album with the Goldberg Variations by Johann, which is important from a recording-historical point of view Sebastian Bach Glenn Gould — The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 , Russ was nominated for a Grammy in 2017, and in 2016 he was nominated for the Vladimir Horowitz edition — The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983 , a collection of 25 previously unpublished concert recordings by the pianist.

His Edition Arthur Rubinstein — The Complete Album Collection with 142 CDs received the world record in 2011 for the largest CD edition dedicated to a classical instrumentalist (“Largest CD box set for a classical instrumentalist”).

Awards

awarded to Russ or publications produced by him:

  • 2019 Grammy Award Nomination - Best Historical Album: The Great Comeback — Horowitz at Carnegie Hall
  • 2018 Grammy Award - Best Historical Album: Leonard Bernstein — The Composer
  • 2018 Grammy Award Nomination - Best Historical Album: Glenn Gould — The Goldberg Variations — The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955
  • 2017 Grammy Award Nomination - Best Historical Album: Vladimir Horowitz — The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983
  • 2015 CHOC de l'année: Glenn Gould Remastered — The Complete Columbia Album Collection
  • 2015 Diapason d'or de l'année - Rééditions: Pierre Monteux —The Complete RCA Album Collection
  • 2013 CHOC de l'année - Rééditions (re-releases): Vladimir Horowitz — Live at Carnegie Hall
  • 2012 Echo Klassik - Music DVD Production of the Year: Glenn Gould on Television — The Complete CBC Broadcasts
  • 2012 Edison Award - Best Documentation: Arthur Rubinstein — The Complete Album Collection
  • 2011 Guinness World Record - Largest CD box set for a classical instrumentalist: Arthur Rubinstein — The Complete Album Collection
  • 2010 Guinness World Record - Largest CD box set for a classical instrumentalist: Jascha Heifetz — The Complete Album Collection

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ^ MusikWoche : Grammy for the "Best Historical Album" for the first time to a German project. MusikWoche , February 2, 2018, accessed on February 3, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Artist Robert Russ. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , June 1, 2018, accessed June 2, 2018 .
  3. ^ John von Rhein: Maestro Charles Munch's greatness with Boston Symphony, others endures in box set (in English). Chicago Tribune , December 13, 2016, accessed February 3, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Tim Page: The Hall of Horowitz (in English). The New York Review of Books, February 15, 2014, accessed June 6, 2018 .
  5. ^ Anthony Tommasini: If It All Doesn't Fit, Build a Bigger Box (in English). The New York Times , November 15, 2013, accessed June 1, 2018 .
  6. ^ Anthony Tommasini: 5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out. (English speaking). The New York Times , February 12, 2018, accessed June 1, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Largest CD box set for a classical instrumentalist (in English). Guinness World Records , November 7, 2011, accessed June 7, 2018 .
  8. ^ Artist Robert Russ (in English). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , November 20, 2019, accessed November 28, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Palmarès des Diapason d'Or 2019 (French). Diapason & France Musique , November 26, 2019, accessed November 28, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 13902342. August 10, 2018, accessed November 28, 2019 .
  11. ^ Artist Robert Russ (in English). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , December 6, 2018, accessed February 13, 2019 .
  12. ↑ International Classical Music Awards Winners 2019 (in English). International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), January 17, 2019, accessed January 19, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 13082768. September 7, 2018, accessed January 19, 2019 .
  14. ^ Opus Classic. Association for the Promotion of Classical Music, October 14, 2018, accessed on October 16, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Palmarès 2017 of the "Diapason d'Or" de l'année (French). Diapason & France Musique , November 22, 2017, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 10849010. November 22, 2017, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  17. ↑ CLASSICA - Chocs 2015 (French). CLASSICA issue No. 177, November 2015, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 9579458. September 11, 2015, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Palmares des Diapasons'dor de l'année 2015 (French). Diapason & France Musique , November 26, 2015, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 11135155. November 28, 2014, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 6018751. September 13, 2013, accessed November 28, 2019 .
  22. ↑ MusikWoche : Echo Klassik 2020: The winners. MusikWoche GmbH, October 7, 2012, accessed on May 15, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 11546719. October 14, 2012, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Winnaars Edison Klassiek 2012 bekend (Dutch). Edison , May 23, 2012, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  25. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 4401066. November 25, 2011, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  26. ↑ Jascha Heifetz - The Official Website (in English). Guinness World Records , May 12, 2011, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  27. ↑ Discogs Publication No. 6006103. December 22, 2010, accessed October 16, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Russ, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music producer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th September 1971