Recorded January/February 1949
Deutsche Grammophon 449758
Jochum's recording of the Eighth is the first commercial recording of this symphony (if one excludes Klemperer's acoustic recording of the Adagio from 1924). While Bruckner's Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth received more than one recording each during the 78-rpm era, the Eighth was first recorded comparatively late. Unlike the other recordings initially on 78s, the Jochum was initially recorded on tape.
One might expect this performance to be similar to the later stereo commercial recordings for DG and EMI, but this is not so. The early Jochum Eighth, for one thing, uses the Haas edition of the score, and Jochum takes much more time to get through it. The Adagio alone is over 30 minutes long-- about five minutes longer than Jochum can maintain the focus. But, despite the later improvements, this early reading is a fascinating lesson in the recorded history of this great work.
Disc 1
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109
1 Feierlich, misterioo 22:08
2 Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft, Trio: Schnell 09:45
3 Adagio: Langsam, feierlich 27:19
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Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108
4 Allegro moderato 15:06
Disc 2
1 Scherzo: Allegro moderato, Trio: Allegro moderato 13:56
2 Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend 30:36
3 Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell 23:01
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1 comment:
I cannot speak for this version of the 8th symphony but I regard this early performance of the 9th symphony by Jochum which I first encountered on the Heliodor label as being the most atmospheric version I have ever heard. No later performance of this symphony is an adequate substitute, not even those by Jochum himself or by other Bruckner specialists such as Gunther Wand.
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