EUGEN JOCHUM: THE LEGENDARY EARLY RECORDINGS (10 CDS)

- Jochum is the most important Bruckner conductor of his time

- Top orchestras from Berlin, Vienna, Hamburg and Munich

- Bonus: Jochum Live in Bayreuth

The works of Anton Bruckner were at the center of his career as a conductor right from the start: for his very first concert, the debut with the Munich Philharmonic in 1927, Eugen Jochum (1902-1987) selected Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony. From Kiel and Lübeck, his journey took him via Mannheim to Duisburg, where he was appointed musical director. The still young radio brought him to Berlin as a musical director in 1932, where he also worked as bandmaster at the Opera for the next two years. When a successor to Karl Böhm, who relocated to Dresden, was wanted in Hamburg in 1934, Eugen Jochum was chosen as the new head of the Philharmonic State Orchestra. He retained this position until 1949 and then moved to Munich to take over the leadership of the newly founded symphony orchestra of the Bavarian Radio there. The recordings from Berlin, Hamburg and Munich compiled in this 10-CD box convey an impression of the well-deserved appreciation from audience and critics Jochum had enjoyed in those early years. They are complemented by live recordings of the few appearances by the conductor at the Bayreuth Festival.

CD 1

■ Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
SYMPHONY No. 4 IN E FLAT MAJOR, “ROMANTIC”
Sinfonie Nr. 4, Es-Dur, „Romantische“
1. I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell 16‘58
2. II. Andante, quasi Allegretto 17‘18
3. III. Scherzo. Bewegt 9‘40
4. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 19‘22

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1940
Total Time 63‘21

CD 2

■ Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
SYMPHOPNY No. 5 IN B FLAT MAJOR
Sinfonie Nr. 5, B-Dur
1. I. Introduction: Adagio – Allegro 21‘32
2. II Adagio. Sehr langsam 21‘31
3. III. Scherzo - Trio: Molto vivace (Schnell) 12‘09
4. IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro moderato 24‘15

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1938
Total Time 79‘29

CD 3

■ Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
SYMPHONY No. 7 IN E MAJOR
Sinfonie Nr. 7, E-Dur
1. I. Allegro moderato 19‘40
2. II. Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam 23‘07
3. III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell 9‘04
4. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell 11‘54

Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1939
Total Time 63‘48

CD 4

■ Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
SYMPHONY No. 8 IN C MINOR
Sinfonie Nr. 8, c-Moll
1. I. Allegro moderato 15‘06
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato 13‘56
3. III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, 30‘36
doch nicht schleppend

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1949
Total Time 59‘43

CD 5

■ Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
SYMPHONY No. 8 IN C MINOR
Sinfonie Nr. 8, c-Moll (Version: Haas)
1. IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell 23‘01
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1949
TE DEUM - IN C MAJOR / C-Dur
2. I. Te Deum 5‘52
3. II. Te ergo quaesomus 2‘46
4. III. Aeterna fac 1‘26
5. IV. Salvum fac 3‘57
6. V. Per singulos dies 2‘14
7. VI. In te, Domine, speravi 5‘39

Annelies Kupper soprano Ruth Siewert alto
Lorenz Fehenberger tenor Kim Borg basso
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1954, Live Total Time 45‘04

CD 6

■ Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
SYMPHONY No. 9 IN D MINOR
Sinfonie Nr. 9, d-Moll
(Version: Nowak)
1. I. Feierlich, misterioso 22‘07
2. II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft 9‘45
3. III. Adagio: Langsam, feierlich 27‘11

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1955
Total Time 59‘06

CD 7

■ Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
LOHENGRIN
1. Prelude, Act one / Vorspiel, Erster Aufzug 9‘17
2. Prelude, Act three / Vorspiel, Dritter Aufzug 2‘48
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum recorded / aufgenommen 1954, Live

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
3. Prelude, Act one / Vorspiel, Erster Aufzug 10‘36
4. Prelude, Act two / Vorspiel, Zweiter Aufzug 2‘17
5. Prelude, Act three / Vorspiel, Dritter Aufzug 7‘19
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum recorded / aufgenommen 1953, Live

TANNHÄUSER
6. Overture, Act one / Ouvertüre, Erster Akt 13‘08

Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum recorded / aufgenommen 1938
Total Time 45‘56

CD 8

■ Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
SYMPHONY No. 1 IN C MINOR, Op. 68
Sinfonie Nr. 1, c-Moll, op. 68
1. I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro 13‘18
2. II. Andante sostenuto 9‘17
3. III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 4‘21
4. IV. Adagio, più andante 15‘21
– Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1938
Total Time 42‘19

CD 9

■ Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
SYMPHONY No. 3 IN F MAJOR, Op. 90
Sinfonie Nr. 3, F-Dur, op. 90
1. I. Allegro con brio 9‘30
2. II. Andante 9‘00
3. III. Scherzo: poco Allegretto 6‘07
4. IV. Allegro 8‘45

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1939
Total Time 33‘24

CD 10

■ Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
SYMPHONY No. 2 IN D MAJOR, Op. 73
Sinfonie Nr. 2, D-Dur, op. 73
1. I. Allegro non troppo 14‘59
2. II. Adagio non troppo 10‘07
– L’istesso tempo, ma grazioso
3. III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) 5‘40
– Presto ma non assai – Tempo I
4. IV. Allegro con spirito 8‘20

Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Eugen Jochum
recorded / aufgenommen 1951
Total Time 39‘08