Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels, Don Juan, Der Rosenkavalier by Eugen Jochum (2024 Remastered, Amsterdam 1960)

Richard Strauss + Eugen Jochum + Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra = the perfect combination. Sometimes people ask, "Why always the old performers, as if the new performers are nothing?" To put things in perspective and solely to illustrate our point strongly, Jesus-Christ chose apostles who were close to him and became his intimates, and it is worth noting that three of them wrote the Gospels, while the fourth consulted these same men to obtain reliable information. Are there people better suited for this work? It would be disingenuous to say otherwise, especially after reading these books.

The same goes for Richard Strauss and Eugen Jochum, who were immersed in the same culture and were contemporaries. This historical fact alone piques our interest, and it is clear that Eugen Jochum's performances are virtually ideal and justify history.