Eugen Jochum - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 & 9 (1975, 1978) [2025 SACD]

Conductor Eugen Jochum and the unique sound of the Staatskapelle Dresden document the conductor's outstanding importance as a Bruckner interpreter – and not only as an orchestra leader. Jochum dealt intensively with questions surrounding the various symphony versions and is considered the first conductor to interpret Bruckner authentically. “The ‘Romantic’ benefits in particular from the beautiful sound of the Dresden horns, which introduce the work with a serenity and calm that never sounds falsely heroic... The sheer beauty of Jochum's sound has its own heartbreak. The strings, sometimes pushed to the limit by the tempo at which they end up at the end of one of Jochum's accelerations, are always razor sharp and strong, just as they should be.” (Paul Corfield Godfrey, MusicWeb International)


Tracks:

Disc 1
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major “Romantic” ((1878/80 version, ed. Nowak)
1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
2. Andante quasi allegretto
3. Scherzo: Bewegt – Trio: Nicht zu schnell, keinesfalls schleppend
4. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Disc 2
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (ed. Nowak)
1. Feierlich, misterioso
2. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft – Trio: schnell
3. Adagio – Langsam, feierlich

Personnel:

Conductor: Eugen Jochum,
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden

Symphony No. 4 recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, on December 1-7, 1975
Symphony No. 9 recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, on January 13-16, 1978