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]
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, a relationship that lasted until Rubinsteins's retirement in 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.
