Eugen Jochum
German conductor Eugen Jochum is considered by many to have been the foremost Bruckner conductor of the mid- to late twentieth century; he producing many outstanding recordings of Bruckner's symphonies (as well as worthy interpretations of a great many other composers). He also left to posterity a number of written articles on the interpretation of that composer.
Musical studies began in early childhood (both of Eugen's brothers, Otto Jochum and Georg Ludwig Jochum, went on to become successful musicians in their own right), and Jochum attended the Augsburg Conservatory until he was 20 years of age. He enrolled in the Munich Academy of Music as a composition student of Hermann von Waltershausen, but soon diverted his energies to conducting (working with Siegmund von Hausegger). He worked as a rehearsal assistant at the Munich National Theater, and, after a successful Munich debut in 1926, was invited to join the conducting staff at the Kiel opera. In 1926, having developed a sizable operatic repertory, he moved to Mannheim (1929-1930) and then to Duisburg (1930-1932). Although relatively young, he was asked to serve as music director for Berlin Radio in 1932, and while in that city built an association with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra which would led to many guest conductor appearances in the following decades.
Jochum became music director of the Hamburg opera (and, along with that title, principal conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic) in 1934, remaining at that post until 1949 -- effectively avoiding Nazi interference with his musical activities. During the 1930s, Jochum continued to champion a number of contemporary composers who had been officially banned by the Nazi party (such as Hindemith and Bartók), though his great love remained the late Romantic repertory.
After forming the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1949, Jochum spent the 1950s developing that organization (in conjunction with his new role as music director for Bavarian radio) and building his stature as a guest conductor around Europe; his Bayreuth debut was in 1953, and he took partial charge of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam from 1961-1964. He conducted the Bamburg Symphony orchestra from 1969 to 1973, and was appointed conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra for the 1978-1979 season. From 1950 on Jochum served as the president of the German chapter of the International Bruckner Society.
Jochum's conducting was marked by a fluent, lyric approach (which nevertheless proved capable of drawing tempestuous results from his players when necessary). Above all else he valued a rich, warm sound perfectly suited to the music of Bruckner and Wagner, though recordings show a wealth of insight into the music of other German masters, notably Beethoven, Bach, and Haydn. Jochum died in 1987, after a decade of semi-retirement.
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 5 (Mono Version)
Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1955
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Mozart: Symphonie No. 40 - Schubert: Symphonie No. 5 (Mono Version)
Eugen Jochum, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
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Mozart: Serenade No. 10, K. 361 "Gran Partita" (Mono Version)
Eugen Jochum, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1963
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Mono Version)
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 2013
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 91 & 103 (Mono Version)
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Von Weber: Der Freischütz, Extracts (Stereo Version)
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum, Richard Holm, Irmgard Seefried
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Schubert: Symphonie No. 8 "Inachevée" (Mono Version)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1955
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Mozart: Symphonie No. 41, K. 551 "Jupiter" (Stereo Version)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by Cantus Classics on 18 jul. 2011
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody - Reger: An die Hoffnung, Reger: Hiller Variations & Fugue (Live)
Münchner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by MUNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER GBR on 30 nov. 2018
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Fidelio
Volledige opera's - Released by Myto Historical on 1 feb. 2015
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Beethoven : Fidelio
Volledige opera's - Released by OperaPrima-Carillon on 1 jan. 2004
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Haydn: Die Schöpfung (Munich 1951)
Irmgard Seefried, W.Ludwig, Hotter, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by OperaPrima-Carillon on 1 jan. 2002
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Beethoven : Symphonie No. 3, Op. 55 Héroïque
Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
Symfonische muziek - Released by Puzzle Productions on 1 jan. 2011
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Bruckner, A.: Symphony No. 5 (Hamburg State Philharmonic, Jochum) (1938)
Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by Music and Arts Programs of America on 1 apr. 2011
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Richard Strauss: Tone Poems
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by Hallmark on 1 jan. 2000
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A Great Conductor Trio - Jochum - Böhm - Szell
George Szell, Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm
Klassiek - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 1 jun. 2022
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The Great Conductors: Eugen Jochum Conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C-Minor
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 4 mrt. 2014
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Mozart: Serenade No. 10, K. 361
Eugen Jochum, Mitglieder des Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Klassiek - Released by >ReNovo< on 15 feb. 2017
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Bruckner, A.: Symphony No. 7 (Berlin Philharmonic, Jochum) (1952)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 jan. 2000
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Bruckner, A.: Symphony No. 4, "Romantic" (Bavarian Radio Symphony, Jochum) (1955)
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 jan. 2000
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