Eugen Jochum, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms: The Four Symphonies (1977/2017)DSD64 (tracks.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 189:20 minutes | 4,28 GB
FLAC (2ch tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 189:20 minutes | 3,88 GB
Source: SACD-R, Tower Records Japan # TDSA-49 | Artwork: Front cover Eugen Jochum made two complete recordings of the symphonies of Johannes Brahms, one with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the mid-1950s, the other with the London Philharmonic in 1976. On the strengths of these sets, the conductor Kenneth Woods called him "the greatest Brahms conductor who ever lived". These Jochum performances of Brahms' 4 symphonies, together with the Academic Festival & Tragic overtures, are vintage 1970s Kingsway Hall recordings. Eugen Jochum, steeped in the Germanic tradition, knows exactly how he wants these symphonies to sound & the London Philharmonic Orchestra rise to the occasion with playing they have probably never bettered, with producer Christopher Bishop giving them a sound to match.