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: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Musique concertante - Paru chez Sunday Club Records le 2 juin 2014
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944
Eugen Jochum, The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Violet Hill Records le 6 déc. 2013
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Milestones of a Legend: The Legendary Early Recordings – Eugen Jochum, Vol. 7
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Heinz Tietjen, Max Lorenz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
Classique - Paru chez Intense Media GmbH le 3 mai 2019
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Milestones of a Legend: The Legendary Early Recordings – Eugen Jochum, Vol. 8
Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
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Milestones of a Legend: Eugen Jochum, Vol. 5
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
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Milestones of a Legend: Eugen Jochum, Vol. 4
Eugen Jochum, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
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Milestones of a Legend: Eugen Jochum, Vol. 8
Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
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Milestones of a Legend: Eugen Jochum, Vol. 1
Eugen Jochum, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great"
Eugen Jochum, The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Sunday Club Records le 12 févr. 2014
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Les grands compositeurs de la musique classique : Carl Orff, Vol. 1
Eugen Jochum, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Pop - Paru chez Mon patrimoine musical le 7 avr. 2017
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Claudio Arrau, Eugen Jochum, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Ancien Prodige le 12 mars 2024
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Milestones of a Legend: Georg Kulenkampff, Vol. 3 (1939, 1941)
Georg Kulenkampff, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Arthur Rother, Eugen Jochum
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Milestones of a Legend: Eugen Jochum, Vol. 6
Eugen Jochum, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Classique - Paru chez Intense Media GmbH le 3 mai 2019
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