1.0Classical Musichttps://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/classical-musicBryan Rippinhttps://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/classical-music/author/bryan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QZuld6cvWF"><a href="https://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/classical-music/concertgebouw-amsterda/">The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/classical-music/concertgebouw-amsterda/embed/#?secret=QZuld6cvWF" width="600" height="338" title="«The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam» — Classical Music" data-secret="QZuld6cvWF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> I have had the good fortune to attend quite a lot of concerts at this magnificent auditorium, regarded by many as having the finest acoustics of all the older European Halls. Two of those concerts remain as memorable experiences. The first was performed by the resident orchestra – presently on a tour which includes concerts in London – and was conducted by Eugene Jochum. Their main work was, Bruckner’s eighth symphony. Famous as an interpreter of his music, Jochum had recorded by this time all the Bruckner symphonies three times. By now he was frail and conducting from a seated