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Two cycles, side by side

Choose any two of the 190 complete sets. The difference column shows how much longer (+) or shorter (−) the first cycle is.

Sym.
Ashkenazy
Szell
Difference
No. 1
26:37
28:52
−2:15
No. 2
34:41
31:51
+2:50
No. 3
51:12
47:25
+3:47
No. 4
34:09
31:47
+2:22
No. 5
32:51
31:44
+1:07
No. 6
44:25
41:33
+2:52
No. 7
39:08
33:59
+5:09
No. 8
25:52
26:59
−1:07
No. 9
1:10:03
1:06:35
+3:28
Total
5:58:58
5:40:45
+18:13

Timings depend on which printed and historical repeats each conductor observes. Vladimir Ashkenazy · George Szell