Robert Russ (born

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) is a

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from

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- Reinickendorf, Germany. He is the first German producer to be awarded with a

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for the '' Best Historical Album'' at the

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in 2018.

Life

Robert Russ is mainly known in the United States as a producer of elaborate artist editions with recordings of

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and

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(both part of

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): "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). His "ambitious archival project" (

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, The New York Times, 15. November 2013), the release of previously unknown live recordings of American pianist Vladimir Horowitz from New York's

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, caused a stir in 2013. His historically significant documentary "the ultimate find of recording history" (Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 2. February 2018), 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, 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for the edition ''Vladimir Horowitz—The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983'', a collection of 25 previously unpublished live

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s of the pianist. In 2021, Russ produced the first complete edition of all recordings by African-American singer and US civil rights activist

Marian Anderson Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to Spiritual (music), spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throu ...

"A Voice of Authenticity and Justice" (Anthony Tommasini: New York Times, November 5, 2021). The edition, "impressively transferred and mastered" (Barbara Jepson: The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2021), was nominated for a Grammy in November 2021. 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"'' in 2011.

Awards

Awarded to Russ or to releases produced by him: * 2022

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Nomination – Best Historical Album: ''Glenn Gould—The Goldberg Variations—The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions'' * 2022 Recording Academy Award (Japan) – 歴史的録音 (Historical Recording): '' Dimitri Mitropoulos—The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection'' * 2022 Diapason d'or de l'année – Rééditions (Reissues): ''Dimitri Mitropoulos—The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection'' * 2021

Nomination – Best Historical Album: ''Marian Anderson—Beyond the Music—Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings'' * 2020 Edison Award – The Document: '' Bruno Walter—The Complete Columbia Album Collection'' * 2020 Diapason d'or de l'année – Rééditions (Reissues): ''Bruno Walter—The Complete Columbia Album Collection'' * 2019

Nomination – Best Historical Album: ''The Great Comeback—Horowitz at Carnegie Hall'' * 2019

Diapason d’or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

de l’année – Archives: '' George Szell—The Complete Columbia Album Collection'' * 2019

Nomination – Best Historical Album: ''A Rhapsody in Blue—The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant'' * 2019 ICMA Award – Historical Recordings: ''

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—The Great Live Recordings'' * 2018 Opus Klassik Award – Editorische Leistung des Jahres (Editorial Achievement of the Year): ''

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—The Composer'' * 2018 Grammy Award – Best Historical Album: ''Leonard Bernstein—The Composer'' * 2018

Nomination – Best Historical Album: ''Glenn Gould—The Goldberg Variations—The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955'' * 2017

de l’année – Rééditions (Reissues): ''

Rudolf Serkin Rudolf Serkin (28 March 1903 – 8 May 1991) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century. Early life, childhood debut, and education Serkin was born in t ...

—The Complete Columbia Album Collection'' * 2017

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 (Reissues): ''

Pierre Monteux Pierre Benjamin Monteux (; 4 April 18751 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in ...

—The Complete RCA Album Collection'' * 2013 CHOC de l’année – Rééditions (Reissues): ''Vladimir Horowitz–Live at Carnegie Hall'' * 2012 Echo Klassik – Musik-DVD Produktion des Jahres (Music DVD 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''

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