|
Robert E Myers (March 22, 1912 - March 12, 1976) aka Bob Myers was an American classical music record producer and artists & repertoire specialist. Myers spent most of his career at Capitol Records and the classical music division of its EMI parent company, Angel Records. During his early years with Capitol Records, Myers produced Grammy Award winning classical albums. In his later career, Myers led the Angel label in the United States, which included responsibility for all business and artist and repertoire decisions. ==Early career (record producer)== Robert Myers began his career at RCA Victor. In 1945 he moved to Columbia Records where he worked in marketing and promotion, as well as producing records under the direction of artists and repertoire chief Bill Richards. Myers produced records by the Budapest String Quartet, Helen Traubel, Rise Stevens and Nelson Eddy. Myers joined Capitol as classical sales promotions manager in 1949, the year that marked the company's first foray into the field of classical music. In 1952, Myers assumed responsibilities as a classical producer. During his tenure, Myers produced albums by Hollywood String Quartet, Felix Slatkin, Laurindo Almeida, Carmen Dragon, Roger Wagner Chorale, Marcel Grandjany, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Pennario and Salli Terri, among others. At the first Grammy Awards ceremony in 1959, five separate recordings produced by Myers were nominated in the classical categories. Three recordings were awarded the first Grammys in their respective categories. ''Duets with Spanish Guitar'' with Laurindo Almeida, Salli Terri and Martin Ruderman won Best Engineered Classical Recording. The 1959 Grammy for Best Classical Performance, Chamber Music was awarded to the Hollywood String Quartet for the Myers produced Beethoven ''String Quartet No 13 in B flat Op. 130''. Also that year, the Roger Wagner Chorale recording ''Virtuoso'' won the Grammy for Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral. ''Virtuoso'' was co-produced by Myers and Ralph O’Connor. Myers produced several other notable recordings during his early career. These include: ''The Spanish Guitars of Laurindo Almeida'', the 1960 Grammy winner Best Classical performance Instrumental Soloist or Duo; ''Conversations with the Guitar'' with Laurindo Almeida, Salli Terri and others, which won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance Vocal or Instrumental-Chamber Music; the Grammy-nominated ''Music for the Harp'' by Marcel Grandjany; the Roger Wagner Chorale's 1955 ''Folk Songs of the New World'' featuring a solo by the young Marilyn Horne on "He's Gone Away"; the Roger Wagner Chorale's 1956 Gold Record ''Joy to the World''; and the Hollywood String Quartet 1953 recording of the Creston ''String Quartet, Op.8'' which earned the acclaim of the composer. Paul Creston wrote to Myers: "I am tremendously pleased with the performance and reproduction of the work. Would you...convey my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the Hollywood String Quartet for their splendid execution." A partial Robert Myers discography is located at the end of this article. As noted, several Myers recordings have been re-released in multiple formats, and continue to earn commendations, including the 2010 induction of ''Duets with the Spanish Guitar'' in the Fanfare Magazine Classical Recording Hall of Fame. More recently, in her memoir ''Simple Dreams'', singer Linda Ronstadt cited the Almeida-Terri-Ruderman ''Duets with the Spanish Guitar'' as "...one of my most cherished recordings." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert E. Myers (record producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|