Max Wilcox

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Max Wilcox (December 27, 1928 - January 20, 2017) was an American producer of classical music records, known for his relationship with pianist Arthur Rubinstein. [1] [2]

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Early life

Born on in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of a businessman and a housewife, Wilkox earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Western Michigan University, then an M.A. in music at Columbia University, as he took piano lessons with Edward Steuermann. [3]

The Rubinstein years

Wilcox joined RCA Red Seal Records in 1958, as a music editor. In 1959, he started to work as producer for Arthur Rubinstein until 1976. Their recordings include Sonatas, Piano Concerto No. 1 (1961), Waltzes, Polonaises, Impromptus (1964), Mazurkas (1965/66), Nocturnes (1965/67) by Frédéric Chopin and the five piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven with Daniel Barenboim and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (1976), which won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) in 1977.

Grammys

His recordings have won 4 Grammy Awards and 12 nominations. [4]

Work with other artists

He also worked for the Guarneri Quartet, the Emerson String Quartet, Zubin Mehta with the New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Munch with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, pianists Richard Goode, Van Cliburn, Vladimir Feltsman, Sviatoslav Richter, Gary Graffman, Menahem Pressler, Peter Serkin, Gabriela Imreh, and even crossed roads with rock singer David Bowie in David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. [5]

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References

  1. "Max Wilcox". Discogs .
  2. Roberts, Sam (February 2017). "Max Wilcox, Grammy-Winning Record Producer, Dies at 88". The New York Times.
  3. Brady, Stephen H. (15 October 2011). Under the Lid: The Art & Craft of the Concert Piano Technician. ISBN   9781618424594.
  4. "Max Wilcox". 23 November 2020.
  5. "Max Wilcox Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic .