# Max Wilcox

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{{Short description|American record producer}}
'''Max Wilcox '''(December 27, 1928 - January 20, 2017) was an American producer of classical music records, known for his relationship with pianist [Arthur Rubinstein](/source/Arthur_Rubinstein).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/en/artist/718437-Max-Wilcox|title=Max Wilcox|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/arts/music/max-wilcox-dead.html|title=Max Wilcox, Grammy-Winning Record Producer, Dies at 88|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 2017|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Born on in [Kalamazoo, Michigan](/source/Kalamazoo%2C_Michigan), the son of a businessman and a housewife, Wilkox earned a Bachelor of Music degree at [Western Michigan University](/source/Western_Michigan_University), then an M.A. in music at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University), as he took piano lessons with [Edward Steuermann](/source/Edward_Steuermann).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhZdDQAAQBAJ&q=max+wilcox+engineer&pg=PP58|title = Under the Lid: The Art & Craft of the Concert Piano Technician|isbn = 9781618424594|last1 = Brady|first1 = Stephen H.|date = 15 October 2011| publisher=BookBaby }}</ref>

== The Rubinstein years ==
Wilcox joined [RCA Red Seal Records](/source/RCA_Red_Seal_Records) in 1958, as a music editor. In 1959, he started to work as producer for [Arthur Rubinstein](/source/Arthur_Rubinstein), a relationship that lasted until Rubinsteins's retirement in 1976. Their recordings include [Sonatas](/source/Piano_sonatas_(Chopin)), [Piano Concerto No. 1](/source/Piano_Concerto_No._1_(Chopin)) (1961), [Waltzes](/source/Waltzes_(Chopin)), [Polonaises](/source/Polonaises_(Chopin)), [Impromptus](/source/Impromptus_(Chopin)) (1964), [Mazurkas](/source/Mazurkas_(Chopin)) (1965/66), [Nocturnes](/source/Nocturnes_(Chopin)) (1965/67) by [Frédéric Chopin](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin) and the five [piano concertos](/source/piano_concertos) by [Ludwig van Beethoven](/source/Ludwig_van_Beethoven) with [Daniel Barenboim](/source/Daniel_Barenboim) and the [London Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/London_Philharmonic_Orchestra) (1976), which won the [Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Soloist(s)_Performance_(with_orchestra)) in 1977.

== Grammys ==

His recordings have won 4 [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award)s and 12 nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/max-wilcox/10488|title = Max Wilcox|date = 23 November 2020}}</ref>

== Work with other artists ==

He also worked for the [Guarneri Quartet](/source/Guarneri_Quartet), the [Emerson String Quartet](/source/Emerson_String_Quartet), [Zubin Mehta](/source/Zubin_Mehta) with the [New York Philharmonic](/source/New_York_Philharmonic), [Eugene Ormandy](/source/Eugene_Ormandy) with the [Philadelphia Orchestra](/source/Philadelphia_Orchestra), [Charles Munch](/source/Charles_Munch_(conductor)) with the [Boston Symphony Orchestra](/source/Boston_Symphony_Orchestra), pianists [Richard Goode](/source/Richard_Goode), [Van Cliburn](/source/Van_Cliburn), [Vladimir Feltsman](/source/Vladimir_Feltsman), [Sviatoslav Richter](/source/Sviatoslav_Richter), [Gary Graffman](/source/Gary_Graffman), [Menahem Pressler](/source/Menahem_Pressler), [Peter Serkin](/source/Peter_Serkin), Gabriela Imreh, and even crossed roads with rock singer [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie) in [David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf](/source/David_Bowie_Narrates_Prokofiev's_Peter_and_the_Wolf).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/max-wilcox-mn0000866414|title = Max Wilcox Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref>

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