# Beethoven.is – full catalogue > 190 complete cycles of Beethoven’s nine symphonies on CD by 142 conductors, 1710 recordings, with the duration of every movement. Edited by Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, historian and music critic. https://beethoven.is Durations are the editor’s measurements from the discs, written `m:ss` or `h:mm:ss`. They depend on which repeats a conductor observes. A dash means the value is unknown. The same data as numbers: https://beethoven.is/data.json and https://beethoven.is/data.csv (seconds). ## The nine symphonies ### Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/1 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/1 - Premiered: April 2, 1800 - Where: Burgtheater, Vienna - Dedication: Baron Gottfried van Swieten - Instrumentation: 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 935 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 26 min - Printed repeats: 7 - Movements: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (C major); II. Andante cantabile con moto (F major); III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace (C major); IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace (C major) - On this site: 187 recordings, average 25:59, shortest 20:35 (Felix Weingartner, 1927–1938), longest 33:24 (Takashi Asahina, 1992) Beethoven's First Symphony represents both the culmination of Classical traditions and the emergence of a more individual and expressive symphonic style that would come to characterise his later works. Composed between 1799 and 1800, the symphony marked Beethoven's formal entry into a genre shaped and dominated by his great predecessors, particularly Haydn and Mozart. ### Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/2 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/2 - Premiered: April 5, 1803 - Where: Theater an der Wien, Vienna - Dedication: Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky - Instrumentation: 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1208 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 33 min - Printed repeats: 5 - Movements: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (D major); II. Larghetto (A major); III. Scherzo: Allegro (D major); IV. Allegro molto (D major) - On this site: 186 recordings, average 33:26, shortest 28:37 (Arturo Toscanini, 1949–1952), longest 39:16 (Takashi Asahina, 1972–1973) Beethoven's Second Symphony, composed between 1801 and 1802, is a vibrant and energetic work that reveals the composer's developing artistic individuality and growing confidence. Written during a turbulent period in his life, as he struggled to come to terms with his progressive hearing loss, the symphony demonstrates his command of Classical forms while anticipating the bold innovations that would characterise his later symphonic works. ### Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major “Eroica”, op. 55 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/3 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/3 - Premiered: Early 1804 (private), April 7, 1805 (public) - Where: Theater an der Wien, Vienna (the public premier) - Dedication: Napoleon Bonaparte, later retracted upon Napoleon's crowning himself Emperor - Instrumentation: 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 3 Corni; 2 Trombe; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1853 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 50 min - Printed repeats: 9 - Movements: I. Allegro con brio (E-flat major); II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai (C minor); III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (E-flat major); IV. Finale: Allegro molto – Poco Andante – Presto (E-flat major) - On this site: 186 recordings, average 49:28, shortest 42:20 (Riccardo Chailly, 2007–2009), longest 1:01:12 (Takashi Asahina, 2000) Beethoven's Third Symphony, the Eroica, completed in 1804, represents a turning point in the history of Western classical music. With its unprecedented scale, structural ambition and dramatic intensity, the symphony challenged established Classical conventions and helped pave the way for the Romantic era. Its bold innovations, emotional depth and heroic character profoundly influenced subsequent generations of composers, establishing the work as one of the most significant achievements in the symphonic repertoire. ### Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/4 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/4 - Premiered: March 1807 (private), April 1808 (public) - Where: Burgtheater, Vienna (the public premier) - Dedication: Count Franz von Oppersdorff - Instrumentation: Flauto; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1354 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 34 min - Printed repeats: 4 - Movements: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace (B-flat major); II. Adagio (E-flat major); III. Allegro molto e vivace – Un poco meno allegro (B-flat major); IV. Allegro ma non troppo (B-flat major) - On this site: 187 recordings, average 33:50, shortest 28:52 (Peter Stangel, 2012–2017), longest 41:52 (Takashi Asahina, 1996–1997) Composed in 1806, Beethoven's Fourth Symphony is often overshadowed by its monumental predecessor, the Third Symphony (Eroica), and the revolutionary Fifth Symphony that followed. Nevertheless, it is a work of remarkable elegance, vitality and sophistication, combining Classical clarity and formal balance with Beethoven's increasingly individual approach to harmony, rhythm and orchestration. ### Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/5 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/5 - Premiered: December 22, 1808 - Where: Theater an der Wien, Vienna - Dedication: Prince J. F. M. Lobkowitz and Count Rasumovsky - Instrumentation: 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; Contrafagotto; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; 3 Tromboni; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1566 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 31 min - Printed repeats: 3 - Movements: I. Allegro con brio (C minor); II. Andante con moto (A-flat major); III. Allegro (C minor); IV. Allegro (C major) - On this site: 186 recordings, average 33:00, shortest 27:59 (Seiji Ozawa, 1993–2002), longest 41:50 (Takashi Asahina, 1992) Composed between 1804 and 1808, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is among the most celebrated and frequently performed works in the history of Western classical music. Its instantly recognisable four-note opening motif, dramatic intensity and remarkable structural unity have made it one of the defining achievements of the symphonic repertoire. The work's progression from the turbulent C minor of the opening movement to the triumphant C major of the finale has often been interpreted as a musical journey from struggle to victory. ### Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastorale”, op. 68 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/6 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/6 - Premiered: December 22, 1808 - Where: Theater an der Wien, Vienna - Dedication: Prince Lobkowitz and Count Razumovsky - Instrumentation: Flauto piccolo; 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; 2 Tromboni; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1538 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 43 min - Printed repeats: 1 - Movements: I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside) – Allegro ma non troppo (F major); II. Szene am Bach (Scene by the brook) – Andante molto moto (B-flat major); III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Merry gathering of country folk) – Allegro (F major); IV. Gewitter, Sturm (Thunder, Storm) – Allegro (F minor); V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm) – Allegretto (F major) - On this site: 187 recordings, average 41:52, shortest 32:57 (Felix Weingartner, 1927–1938), longest 49:35 (Takashi Asahina, 1989) Composed principally between 1807 and 1808, Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, the Pastoral, occupies a distinctive place in his symphonic output through its evocative portrayal of nature and rural life. Inspired by the composer's deep affection for the countryside, the work combines vivid musical depictions of natural scenes with an intensely personal expression of human emotion. Its innovative five-movement structure and imaginative orchestration helped establish it as one of the most influential examples of programme music in the symphonic repertoire. ### Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/7 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/7 - Premiered: December 8, 1813 - Where: Saal der Wiener Universität, Vienna - Dedication: Count Moritz von Fries - Instrumentation: 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1846 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 38 min - Printed repeats: 11 - Movements: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace (A major); II. Allegretto (A minor); III. Presto (F major); IV. Allegro con brio (A major) - On this site: 186 recordings, average 38:50, shortest 32:16 (Peter Stangel, 2012–2017), longest 48:53 (Takashi Asahina, 1996–1997) Composed between 1811 and 1812 and premiered in 1813, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony is among his most exuberant and rhythmically compelling works. Celebrated for its extraordinary vitality, persistent rhythmic patterns and dramatic contrasts, the symphony quickly established itself as one of his most popular compositions. Its combination of rhythmic energy, thematic inventiveness and structural coherence has secured its place among the most distinctive achievements in the symphonic repertoire. ### Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/8 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/8 - Premiered: February 27, 1814 - Where: Grosser Redoutensaal, Vienna - Dedication: None - Instrumentation: 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; 2 Corni; 2 Trombe; Timpani; Archi - Bars: 1034 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 26 min - Printed repeats: 4 - Movements: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (F major); II. Allegretto scherzando (B-flat major); III. Tempo di Menuetto (F major); IV. Allegro vivace (F major) - On this site: 187 recordings, average 25:59, shortest 21:41 (Hermann Scherchen, 1965), longest 32:07 (Takashi Asahina, 1992) Composed in 1812, Beethoven's Eighth Symphony is a work of remarkable wit, vitality and Classical elegance. More compact in scale than several of its predecessors, it combines formal clarity and structural balance with unexpected harmonic turns, rhythmic surprises and playful musical gestures. Beneath its seemingly light-hearted character lies a work of considerable sophistication, demonstrating Beethoven's ability to achieve originality and expressive richness within the conventions of the Classical symphonic tradition. ### Symphony No. 9 in D minor “Choral”, op. 125 Page: https://beethoven.is/symphony/9 · timings: https://beethoven.is/timings/9 - Premiered: May 7, 1824 - Where: Kärntnertor Theater, Vienna - Dedication: King Frederick William III of Prussia - Instrumentation: Flauto piccolo; 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; Contrafagotto; 4 Corni; 2 Trombe; 3 Tromboni; Timpani; Batteria; Archi – Soli; Coro - Bars: 2598 - Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 65 min - Printed repeats: 4 - Movements: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (D minor); II. Molto vivace – Presto (D minor); III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato (B-flat major); IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace (alla Marcia) – Andante maestoso – Andante ma non troppo ma divoto – Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto – Presto – Maestoso – Prestissimo … (D minor) - On this site: 187 recordings, average 1:07:03, shortest 57:51 (Peter Stangel, 2012–2017), longest 1:20:57 (Otto Klemperer, 1970) Completed in 1824, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony stands as one of the most influential achievements in the history of Western classical music. Monumental in scale and extraordinary in its expressive ambition, the work transformed the possibilities of the symphonic form through its innovative structures, dramatic contrasts and unprecedented integration of orchestral and vocal forces. In the celebrated finale, Beethoven introduced four vocal soloists and a chorus, setting passages from Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy (An die Freude) in a visionary expression of universal brotherhood and human solidarity. The symphony's progression from the dramatic intensity of its opening movement to the triumphant affirmation of its choral finale creates a compelling musical journey of exceptional emotional and philosophical depth. Its profound influence on subsequent generations of composers, particularly during the Romantic era, helped establish new possibilities for the symphony as a vehicle for both musical innovation and the expression of broader human ideals. ## Cycles by conductor Each line: orchestra, label, recorded; total time; then the nine symphonies as No.:time. ### Claudio Abbado https://beethoven.is/sets/claudio-abbado - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1985–1988 – total 6:05:54 – 1:27:31 2:33:41 3:52:04 4:34:49 5:34:26 6:44:09 7:41:06 8:25:47 9:1:12:21 - No. 1 movements: 9:21 · 8:35 · 3:48 · 5:47 - No. 2 movements: 12:23 · 11:22 · 3:31 · 6:25 - No. 3 movements: 18:22 · 15:40 · 6:20 · 11:42 - No. 4 movements: 12:08 · 10:01 · 5:51 · 6:49 - No. 5 movements: 7:52 · 10:07 · 5:23 · 11:04 - No. 6 movements: 13:22 · 12:23 · 5:30 · 3:36 · 9:18 - No. 7 movements: 14:30 · 8:37 · 9:03 · 8:56 - No. 8 movements: 9:43 · 3:54 · 4:51 · 7:19 - No. 9 movements: 17:10 · 14:14 · 17:01 · 23:56 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1999–2000 – total 5:36:49 – 1:25:23 2:32:06 3:46:33 4:32:56 5:34:59 6:39:15 7:38:11 8:25:11 9:1:02:15 - No. 1 movements: 8:34 · 7:18 · 4:13 · 5:18 - No. 2 movements: 11:32 · 9:53 · 4:32 · 6:09 - No. 3 movements: 16:05 · 14:16 · 5:42 · 10:30 - No. 4 movements: 11:08 · 9:19 · 5:45 · 6:44 - No. 5 movements: 7:15 · 9:10 · 7:48 · 10:46 - No. 6 movements: 11:22 · 11:06 · 4:56 · 3:25 · 8:26 - No. 7 movements: 13:22 · 7:55 · 8:46 · 8:08 - No. 8 movements: 8:42 · 3:59 · 5:33 · 6:57 - No. 9 movements: 14:22 · 13:03 · 12:48 · 22:02 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2001 (except the 9th, same as in the 1999–2000 cycle) – total 5:44:44 – 1:26:49 2:33:29 3:48:41 4:33:54 5:35:22 6:39:20 7:38:22 8:26:32 9:1:02:15 - No. 1 movements: 9:03 · 7:39 · 4:33 · 5:34 - No. 2 movements: 12:13 · 10:50 · 4:25 · 6:01 - No. 3 movements: 16:56 · 14:49 · 5:51 · 11:05 - No. 4 movements: 11:34 · 9:47 · 5:54 · 6:39 - No. 5 movements: 7:25 · 9:29 · 8:00 · 10:28 - No. 6 movements: 11:33 · 10:40 · 5:08 · 3:25 · 8:34 - No. 7 movements: 13:34 · 7:38 · 8:58 · 8:12 - No. 8 movements: 9:21 · 4:13 · 5:47 · 7:11 - No. 9 movements: 14:19 · 13:02 · 12:50 · 22:04 ### Thomas Adès https://beethoven.is/sets/thomas-ades - **Britten Sinfonia**, Signum Classics, recorded 2017–2019 – total 5:33:32 – 1:24:56 2:31:42 3:45:04 4:32:39 5:32:03 6:39:50 7:39:06 8:23:26 9:1:04:46 - No. 1 movements: 8:51 · 6:55 · 3:54 · 5:16 - No. 2 movements: 11:45 · 9:55 · 3:55 · 6:07 - No. 3 movements: 15:27 · 13:42 · 5:38 · 10:17 - No. 4 movements: 11:35 · 8:56 · 5:25 · 6:43 - No. 5 movements: 7:20 · 9:18 · 4:38 · 10:47 - No. 6 movements: 10:56 · 11:37 · 4:52 · 3:37 · 8:48 - No. 7 movements: 13:57 · 8:08 · 8:53 · 8:08 - No. 8 movements: 8:10 · 3:49 · 4:33 · 6:54 - No. 9 movements: 14:18 · 15:12 · 12:10 · 23:06 ### Kazuyoshi Akiyama https://beethoven.is/sets/kazuyoshi-akiyama - **Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra**, Tobu Classics, recorded 2001–2003 – total 5:46:51 – 1:25:49 2:33:48 3:50:48 4:32:55 5:31:28 6:42:05 7:38:40 8:25:19 9:1:05:59 - No. 1 movements: 9:57 · 6:32 · 3:42 · 5:38 - No. 2 movements: 12:34 · 11:25 · 3:36 · 6:13 - No. 3 movements: 15:45 · 16:53 · 5:52 · 12:18 - No. 4 movements: 11:59 · 10:08 · 5:39 · 5:09 - No. 5 movements: 7:38 · 9:49 · 5:18 · 8:43 - No. 6 movements: 11:15 · 12:24 · 5:07 · 3:47 · 9:32 - No. 7 movements: 14:08 · 9:12 · 8:42 · 6:38 - No. 8 movements: 9:16 · 4:02 · 4:27 · 7:34 - No. 9 movements: 16:14 · 11:18 · 14:00 · 24:27 ### Gerd Albrecht https://beethoven.is/sets/gerd-albrecht - **Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra**, Exton, recorded c. 1999 – total 5:43:57 – 1:27:39 2:33:36 3:47:51 4:36:01 5:31:54 6:43:05 7:34:58 8:26:12 9:1:02:41 - No. 1 movements: 9:13 · 9:15 · 3:23 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 11:52 · 11:56 · 3:24 · 6:24 - No. 3 movements: 17:05 · 13:16 · 5:20 · 12:10 - No. 4 movements: 12:47 · 10:51 · 5:32 · 6:51 - No. 5 movements: 7:19 · 10:57 · 4:56 · 8:42 - No. 6 movements: 12:02 · 13:33 · 4:49 · 3:31 · 9:10 - No. 7 movements: 14:18 · 3:30 · 7:52 · 9:18 - No. 8 movements: 9:33 · 4:16 · 4:53 · 7:30 - No. 9 movements: 15:18 · 10:26 · 15:08 · 21:49 ### Ernest Ansermet https://beethoven.is/sets/ernest-ansermet - **Orchestre de la Suisse Romande**, Decca, recorded 1958–1963 – total 5:48:55 – 1:26:39 2:33:15 3:47:55 4:35:15 5:31:02 6:40:28 7:38:50 8:28:08 9:1:07:23 - No. 1 movements: 9:35 · 7:05 · 4:00 · 5:59 - No. 2 movements: 10:30 · 12:00 · 3:45 · 7:00 - No. 3 movements: 14:30 · 15:15 · 5:55 · 12:15 - No. 4 movements: 12:25 · 9:40 · 5:50 · 7:20 - No. 5 movements: 7:35 · 9:45 · 5:11 · 8:31 - No. 6 movements: 9:45 · 12:40 · 5:49 · 3:42 · 8:32 - No. 7 movements: 11:45 · 8:50 · 9:25 · 8:50 - No. 8 movements: 10:00 · 3:58 · 5:20 · 8:50 - No. 9 movements: 16:25 · 11:19 · 15:25 · 24:14 ### Giovanni Antonini https://beethoven.is/sets/giovanni-antonini - **Kammerorchester Basel**, Sony, recorded 2004–2016 – total 5:29:47 – 1:25:29 2:31:47 3:47:03 4:32:27 5:30:41 6:39:12 7:37:55 8:23:38 9:1:01:35 - No. 1 movements: 8:52 · 7:30 · 3:21 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 11:24 · 10:21 · 3:48 · 6:14 - No. 3 movements: 16:19 · 14:06 · 5:36 · 11:02 - No. 4 movements: 11:15 · 9:18 · 5:30 · 6:24 - No. 5 movements: 6:49 · 8:21 · 4:49 · 10:42 - No. 6 movements: 10:55 · 11:20 · 5:01 · 3:35 · 8:21 - No. 7 movements: 12:52 · 7:48 · 8:35 · 8:40 - No. 8 movements: 8:41 · 3:55 · 4:19 · 6:43 - No. 9 movements: 13:27 · 13:20 · 11:59 · 22:49 ### Takashi Asahina https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, Tower Records et al., recorded 1972–1973 – total 6:19:05 – 1:28:28 2:39:16 3:50:53 4:38:32 5:39:07 6:43:13 7:40:51 8:28:32 9:1:10:13 - No. 1 movements: 10:40 · 7:08 · 4:08 · 6:32 - No. 2 movements: 14:20 · 12:51 · 4:33 · 7:32 - No. 3 movements: 15:58 · 16:42 · 6:11 · 12:02 - No. 4 movements: 12:48 · 10:45 · 6:35 · 8:24 - No. 5 movements: 9:31 · 10:42 · 6:37 · 12:17 - No. 6 movements: 10:52 · 12:57 · 5:39 · 3:50 · 9:55 - No. 7 movements: 12:54 · 9:38 · 10:50 · 7:29 - No. 8 movements: 9:56 · 3:46 · 5:29 · 9:21 - No. 9 movements: 16:35 · 12:14 · 16:12 · 25:12 - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, JVC, recorded 1977–1978 – total 6:17:28 – 1:29:49 2:35:37 3:56:25 4:36:51 5:36:21 6:43:30 7:40:51 8:27:24 9:1:10:40 - No. 1 movements: 10:23 · 9:05 · 4:00 · 6:21 - No. 2 movements: 13:23 · 11:26 · 4:00 · 6:48 - No. 3 movements: 19:33 · 17:12 · 6:20 · 13:20 - No. 4 movements: 12:18 · 10:48 · 6:00 · 7:45 - No. 5 movements: 8:44 · 9:57 · 5:58 · 11:42 - No. 6 movements: 9:51 · 13:21 · 5:44 · 3:56 · 10:38 - No. 7 movements: 15:02 · 8:29 · 10:09 · 7:11 - No. 8 movements: 10:07 · 3:28 · 5:11 · 8:38 - No. 9 movements: 16:33 · 11:58 · 16:31 · 25:38 - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, JVC, recorded 1985 – total 6:27:44 – 1:31:26 2:35:15 3:56:41 4:40:25 5:39:45 6:43:36 7:42:32 8:27:39 9:1:10:25 - No. 1 movements: 11:17 · 9:46 · 4:00 · 6:23 - No. 2 movements: 13:29 · 11:30 · 3:47 · 6:29 - No. 3 movements: 19:52 · 17:13 · 6:21 · 13:15 - No. 4 movements: 13:36 · 12:04 · 6:39 · 8:06 - No. 5 movements: 9:30 · 11:03 · 6:34 · 12:38 - No. 6 movements: 11:59 · 12:43 · 5:27 · 3:48 · 9:39 - No. 7 movements: 14:41 · 8:43 · 10:37 · 8:31 - No. 8 movements: 9:55 · 3:44 · 5:15 · 8:45 - No. 9 movements: 16:40 · 14:10 · 15:46 · 23:49 - **New Japan Philharmonic**, Fontec, recorded 1989 – total 6:45:15 – 1:31:31 2:35:44 3:59:37 4:41:03 5:37:35 6:49:35 7:43:03 8:27:28 9:1:19:39 - No. 1 movements: 11:20 · 9:50 · 4:06 · 6:15 - No. 2 movements: 13:31 · 11:55 · 3:56 · 6:22 - No. 3 movements: 21:09 · 18:10 · 6:50 · 13:28 - No. 4 movements: 13:58 · 11:58 · 6:40 · 8:27 - No. 5 movements: 9:02 · 10:33 · 6:07 · 11:53 - No. 6 movements: 13:56 · 14:17 · 6:06 · 4:12 · 11:04 - No. 7 movements: 15:01 · 8:41 · 10:48 · 8:33 - No. 8 movements: 10:09 · 4:00 · 5:12 · 8:07 - No. 9 movements: 18:31 · 15:12 · 19:48 · 26:08 - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, Exton, recorded 1992 – total 6:54:34 – 1:33:24 2:38:35 3:57:05 4:40:53 5:41:50 6:48:43 7:47:39 8:32:07 9:1:14:18 - No. 1 movements: 11:28 · 10:36 · 4:27 · 6:53 - No. 2 movements: 13:52 · 13:07 · 4:23 · 7:13 - No. 3 movements: 20:21 · 17:20 · 6:14 · 13:10 - No. 4 movements: 13:51 · 11:36 · 6:45 · 8:41 - No. 5 movements: 9:44 · 11:56 · 6:39 · 13:31 - No. 6 movements: 13:56 · 14:21 · 6:01 · 4:09 · 10:16 - No. 7 movements: 16:31 · 9:45 · 11:50 · 9:33 - No. 8 movements: 11:24 · 4:28 · 5:59 · 10:16 - No. 9 movements: 17:17 · 14:34 · 16:16 · 26:11 - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, Canyon Classics, recorded 1996–1997 – total 6:52:33 – 1:32:06 2:38:02 3:1:00:51 4:41:52 5:38:01 6:47:01 7:48:53 8:30:00 9:1:15:47 - No. 1 movements: 11:11 · 10:12 · 4:13 · 6:30 - No. 2 movements: 13:52 · 12:37 · 4:02 · 7:31 - No. 3 movements: 20:36 · 18:41 · 6:14 · 15:20 - No. 4 movements: 13:21 · 11:59 · 6:46 · 9:46 - No. 5 movements: 9:01 · 10:22 · 5:32 · 13:06 - No. 6 movements: 12:19 · 14:19 · 5:37 · 4:01 · 10:45 - No. 7 movements: 16:07 · 10:11 · 11:35 · 11:00 - No. 8 movements: 10:33 · 4:27 · 5:04 · 9:56 - No. 9 movements: 17:44 · 15:50 · 16:01 · 26:12 - **New Japan Philharmonic**, Fontec, recorded 1997–1998 – total 6:41:24 – 1:31:53 2:37:51 3:59:07 4:39:14 5:37:49 6:44:50 7:48:03 8:28:12 9:1:14:25 - No. 1 movements: 11:12 · 10:01 · 4:15 · 6:25 - No. 2 movements: 14:05 · 13:21 · 3:49 · 6:36 - No. 3 movements: 20:12 · 18:44 · 6:16 · 13:55 - No. 4 movements: 13:15 · 11:48 · 6:26 · 7:45 - No. 5 movements: 8:54 · 11:12 · 5:46 · 11:57 - No. 6 movements: 12:30 · 12:30 · 5:36 · 3:53 · 10:21 - No. 7 movements: 16:47 · 9:51 · 11:58 · 9:27 - No. 8 movements: 10:20 · 4:12 · 5:01 · 8:39 - No. 9 movements: 17:38 · 15:27 · 16:33 · 24:47 - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, Exton, recorded 2000 – total 6:34:17 – 1:30:33 2:36:10 3:58:05 4:38:50 5:36:04 6:45:13 7:46:55 8:28:57 9:1:13:30 - No. 1 movements: 10:39 · 9:32 · 3:49 · 6:33 - No. 2 movements: 13:19 · 12:21 · 3:52 · 6:38 - No. 3 movements: 19:38 · 18:26 · 6:09 · 13:52 - No. 4 movements: 12:58 · 11:12 · 6:15 · 8:25 - No. 5 movements: 8:42 · 10:11 · 5:31 · 11:40 - No. 6 movements: 12:43 · 12:43 · 5:23 · 4:02 · 10:22 - No. 7 movements: 15:33 · 9:47 · 12:03 · 9:32 - No. 8 movements: 10:31 · 4:09 · 5:05 · 9:12 - No. 9 movements: 17:32 · 15:02 · 15:52 · 25:04 - **Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra**, Exton, recorded 2000 – total 6:45:50 – 1:31:40 2:37:02 3:1:01:12 4:39:48 5:37:42 6:46:11 7:47:56 8:29:53 9:1:14:26 - No. 1 movements: 11:20 · 9:35 · 3:53 · 6:52 - No. 2 movements: 14:05 · 12:23 · 3:52 · 6:42 - No. 3 movements: 20:33 · 19:19 · 6:24 · 14:56 - No. 4 movements: 13:38 · 11:14 · 6:15 · 8:41 - No. 5 movements: 9:31 · 10:07 · 5:43 · 12:21 - No. 6 movements: 13:19 · 12:44 · 5:22 · 4:20 · 10:26 - No. 7 movements: 16:11 · 9:47 · 12:03 · 9:55 - No. 8 movements: 11:11 · 4:10 · 5:06 · 9:26 - No. 9 movements: 18:17 · 15:01 · 15:53 · 25:15 ### Vladimir Ashkenazy https://beethoven.is/sets/vladimir-ashkenazy - **NHK Symphony Orchestra**, Exton, recorded 2004–2007 – total 5:58:58 – 1:26:37 2:34:41 3:51:12 4:34:09 5:32:51 6:44:25 7:39:08 8:25:52 9:1:10:03 - No. 1 movements: 9:15 · 8:11 · 3:25 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 13:01 · 11:34 · 3:37 · 6:29 - No. 3 movements: 17:26 · 16:00 · 5:36 · 12:10 - No. 4 movements: 11:35 · 10:00 · 5:41 · 6:53 - No. 5 movements: 7:23 · 9:38 · 4:55 · 10:55 - No. 6 movements: 12:58 · 12:23 · 5:27 · 3:57 · 9:40 - No. 7 movements: 12:27 · 8:37 · 8:57 · 9:07 - No. 8 movements: 9:32 · 4:14 · 4:54 · 7:12 - No. 9 movements: 16:31 · 13:29 · 15:42 · 24:21 ### Walter Attanasi https://beethoven.is/sets/walter-attanasi - **Orchestra Camerata Cassovia (Nos. 1–8), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (No. 9)**, Classic Art, recorded Unknown (c. 1997–2000) – total 6:13:51 – 1:23:25 2:36:43 3:54:20 4:34:45 5:40:31 6:44:24 7:41:10 8:27:52 9:1:10:41 - No. 1 movements: 7:26 · 6:16 · 3:39 · 6:04 - No. 2 movements: 12:51 · 12:31 · 4:41 · 6:40 - No. 3 movements: 18:51 · 16:26 · 5:57 · 13:06 - No. 4 movements: 11:33 · 10:39 · 5:19 · 7:14 - No. 5 movements: 8:00 · 11:27 · 9:33 · 11:31 - No. 6 movements: 12:25 · 12:27 · 5:14 · 4:05 · 10:13 - No. 7 movements: 13:24 · 8:36 · 9:33 · 9:37 - No. 8 movements: 9:38 · 4:12 · 6:13 · 7:49 - No. 9 movements: 16:27 · 15:20 · 14:32 · 24:22 ### Daniel Barenboim https://beethoven.is/sets/daniel-barenboim - **Staatskapelle Berlin**, Teldec/Warner, recorded 1999 (editor’s top set) – total 6:18:06 – 1:27:22 2:34:40 3:55:28 4:35:59 5:35:54 6:44:36 7:42:24 8:25:07 9:1:16:36 - No. 1 movements: 8:56 · 9:06 · 3:24 · 5:56 - No. 2 movements: 12:55 · 11:52 · 3:32 · 6:21 - No. 3 movements: 19:11 · 18:06 · 5:50 · 12:21 - No. 4 movements: 12:07 · 10:49 · 6:07 · 6:56 - No. 5 movements: 7:57 · 11:12 · 5:40 · 11:05 - No. 6 movements: 13:12 · 12:06 · 5:29 · 4:03 · 9:46 - No. 7 movements: 14:24 · 9:36 · 9:38 · 8:46 - No. 8 movements: 9:36 · 3:39 · 4:57 · 6:55 - No. 9 movements: 17:39 · 15:20 · 17:58 · 25:39 - **West-Eastern Divan Orchestra**, Decca, recorded 2011 – total 5:55:20 – 1:25:47 2:34:17 3:50:28 4:35:08 5:33:09 6:41:09 7:37:06 8:26:22 9:1:11:54 - No. 1 movements: 9:28 · 6:46 · 3:34 · 5:59 - No. 2 movements: 13:02 · 10:53 · 3:48 · 6:34 - No. 3 movements: 16:11 · 15:59 · 6:06 · 12:12 - No. 4 movements: 10:30 · 10:52 · 6:30 · 7:16 - No. 5 movements: 8:09 · 10:11 · 5:46 · 9:03 - No. 6 movements: 10:35 · 11:26 · 5:53 · 4:00 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 12:29 · 8:52 · 8:47 · 6:58 - No. 8 movements: 9:47 · 3:48 · 5:14 · 7:33 - No. 9 movements: 17:07 · 12:21 · 16:43 · 25:43 ### Enrique Bátiz https://beethoven.is/sets/enrique-batiz - **Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México**, OSEM, recorded c. 1991 – total 5:25:08 – 1:23:30 2:30:05 3:46:38 4:30:40 5:29:33 6:37:38 7:37:38 8:22:38 9:1:06:48 - No. 1 movements: 8:04 · 6:47 · 3:22 · 5:17 - No. 2 movements: 11:06 · 9:10 · 3:34 · 6:15 - No. 3 movements: 15:51 · 14:59 · 5:29 · 10:19 - No. 4 movements: 10:36 · 8:15 · 5:31 · 6:18 - No. 5 movements: 6:24 · 8:07 · 4:16 · 10:46 - No. 6 movements: 10:00 · 11:18 · 5:00 · 3:48 · 7:32 - No. 7 movements: 12:21 · 9:03 · 8:25 · 7:49 - No. 8 movements: 7:55 · 3:44 · 4:04 · 6:55 - No. 9 movements: 14:32 · 13:34 · 15:39 · 23:03 ### Leonard Bernstein https://beethoven.is/sets/leonard-bernstein - **New York Philharmonic**, Sony, recorded 1958–1964 – total 5:55:28 – 1:26:04 2:34:04 3:49:41 4:32:50 5:35:07 6:44:19 7:38:02 8:25:56 9:1:09:25 - No. 1 movements: 9:13 · 7:44 · 3:20 · 5:47 - No. 2 movements: 12:42 · 11:46 · 3:26 · 6:10 - No. 3 movements: 16:55 · 15:15 · 6:08 · 11:23 - No. 4 movements: 10:42 · 9:57 · 5:38 · 6:33 - No. 5 movements: 8:39 · 10:07 · 4:58 · 11:23 - No. 6 movements: 11:11 · 13:45 · 5:25 · 3:43 · 10:15 - No. 7 movements: 12:27 · 9:42 · 8:24 · 7:29 - No. 8 movements: 9:40 · 3:52 · 4:43 · 7:41 - No. 9 movements: 15:17 · 10:26 · 17:34 · 26:08 - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1977–1979 – total 6:04:48 – 1:26:25 2:35:39 3:53:10 4:34:04 5:35:35 6:44:28 7:38:55 8:25:43 9:1:10:49 - No. 1 movements: 9:20 · 8:09 · 3:16 · 5:40 - No. 2 movements: 13:23 · 12:25 · 3:33 · 6:18 - No. 3 movements: 17:41 · 17:34 · 6:11 · 11:44 - No. 4 movements: 11:26 · 9:59 · 5:55 · 6:44 - No. 5 movements: 8:38 · 10:19 · 5:22 · 11:16 - No. 6 movements: 11:44 · 13:24 · 5:24 · 3:43 · 10:13 - No. 7 movements: 14:12 · 8:45 · 8:58 · 7:00 - No. 8 movements: 9:43 · 4:00 · 4:47 · 7:13 - No. 9 movements: 15:19 · 11:15 · 17:48 · 26:27 ### Herbert Blomstedt https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-blomstedt - **Staatskapelle Dresden**, Berlin Classics, recorded 1975–1980 – total 6:09:08 – 1:27:20 2:36:37 3:49:27 4:35:40 5:37:21 6:41:28 7:42:25 8:26:35 9:1:12:15 - No. 1 movements: 9:03 · 8:32 · 3:26 · 6:19 - No. 2 movements: 13:05 · 12:33 · 4:06 · 6:53 - No. 3 movements: 15:02 · 16:47 · 5:49 · 11:49 - No. 4 movements: 12:09 · 10:31 · 5:50 · 7:10 - No. 5 movements: 8:05 · 11:21 · 8:53 · 9:02 - No. 6 movements: 9:31 · 12:40 · 5:44 · 3:42 · 9:51 - No. 7 movements: 13:31 · 9:57 · 9:44 · 9:13 - No. 8 movements: 10:02 · 3:56 · 4:47 · 7:50 - No. 9 movements: 16:55 · 13:47 · 16:24 · 25:09 - **Gewandhausorchester Leipzig**, Accentus Music, recorded 2014–2017 (editor’s top set) – total 5:48:36 – 1:26:07 2:33:40 3:48:43 4:32:41 5:33:36 6:42:53 7:40:37 8:24:47 9:1:05:32 - No. 1 movements: 8:46 · 7:35 · 4:02 · 5:44 - No. 2 movements: 12:14 · 10:41 · 4:25 · 6:20 - No. 3 movements: 16:22 · 14:52 · 6:00 · 11:29 - No. 4 movements: 11:14 · 9:07 · 5:38 · 6:42 - No. 5 movements: 7:29 · 9:41 · 5:16 · 11:10 - No. 6 movements: 11:31 · 12:04 · 5:27 · 3:54 · 9:57 - No. 7 movements: 14:33 · 8:15 · 8:56 · 8:53 - No. 8 movements: 8:49 · 3:57 · 4:34 · 7:27 - No. 9 movements: 14:48 · 13:46 · 13:22 · 23:36 ### Stefan Blunier https://beethoven.is/sets/stefan-blunier - **Beethoven Orchestra Bonn**, MDG, recorded 2012–2020 – total 5:51:15 – 1:26:36 2:33:19 3:50:20 4:33:02 5:30:45 6:42:30 7:40:28 8:26:36 9:1:07:39 - No. 1 movements: 8:45 · 7:17 · 4:14 · 6:20 - No. 2 movements: 11:38 · 10:54 · 4:08 · 6:39 - No. 3 movements: 17:01 · 15:31 · 5:39 · 12:09 - No. 4 movements: 11:13 · 9:32 · 5:30 · 6:47 - No. 5 movements: 7:15 · 9:30 · 5:12 · 8:48 - No. 6 movements: 11:20 · 12:45 · 4:59 · 3:32 · 9:54 - No. 7 movements: 14:16 · 9:12 · 10:18 · 6:42 - No. 8 movements: 9:29 · 3:50 · 5:37 · 7:40 - No. 9 movements: 15:58 · 13:22 · 13:54 · 24:25 ### Karl Böhm https://beethoven.is/sets/karl-bohm - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1970–1971 – total 6:07:24 – 1:28:43 2:35:10 3:49:46 4:35:12 5:35:01 6:45:43 7:37:50 8:27:19 9:1:12:40 - No. 1 movements: 9:38 · 8:43 · 4:00 · 6:22 - No. 2 movements: 10:25 · 13:25 · 4:11 · 7:09 - No. 3 movements: 14:56 · 16:18 · 6:05 · 12:27 - No. 4 movements: 12:10 · 9:44 · 5:54 · 7:24 - No. 5 movements: 8:32 · 10:53 · 6:17 · 9:19 - No. 6 movements: 12:23 · 14:01 · 5:49 · 3:42 · 9:48 - No. 7 movements: 12:19 · 9:56 · 8:29 · 7:06 - No. 8 movements: 9:53 · 4:21 · 5:00 · 8:05 - No. 9 movements: 16:46 · 12:08 · 16:37 · 27:09 ### Gerhard Bosse https://beethoven.is/sets/gerhard-bosse - **New Japan Philharmonic**, Tobu Classics, recorded 1999–2002 – total 5:44:24 – 1:25:45 2:33:49 3:52:36 4:32:49 5:32:09 6:42:05 7:37:19 8:25:19 9:1:02:33 - No. 1 movements: 8:47 · 7:31 · 3:56 · 5:31 - No. 2 movements: 12:19 · 10:49 · 4:34 · 6:07 - No. 3 movements: 17:49 · 16:25 · 5:48 · 12:34 - No. 4 movements: 11:08 · 9:38 · 5:36 · 6:27 - No. 5 movements: 7:16 · 9:09 · 4:55 · 10:49 - No. 6 movements: 11:15 · 12:24 · 5:07 · 3:47 · 9:32 - No. 7 movements: 12:56 · 7:34 · 8:27 · 8:22 - No. 8 movements: 9:16 · 4:02 · 4:27 · 7:34 - No. 9 movements: 15:25 · 11:05 · 13:24 · 22:39 ### Douglas Boyd https://beethoven.is/sets/douglas-boyd - **Manchester Camerata**, Avie, recorded c. 2004–2012 – total 5:45:58 – 1:26:42 2:33:06 3:47:49 4:33:51 5:35:06 6:39:57 7:39:44 8:24:47 9:1:04:56 - No. 1 movements: 9:16 · 7:47 · 4:04 · 5:35 - No. 2 movements: 12:24 · 11:00 · 3:32 · 6:10 - No. 3 movements: 16:01 · 15:14 · 5:30 · 11:04 - No. 4 movements: 11:48 · 9:38 · 5:45 · 6:40 - No. 5 movements: 6:56 · 9:32 · 7:49 · 10:49 - No. 6 movements: 11:24 · 11:09 · 5:01 · 3:37 · 8:46 - No. 7 movements: 14:02 · 8:19 · 8:52 · 8:31 - No. 8 movements: 8:47 · 3:54 · 4:45 · 7:21 - No. 9 movements: 14:45 · 13:29 · 13:19 · 23:23 ### Frans Brüggen https://beethoven.is/sets/frans-bruggen - **Orchestra of the 18th Century**, Decca et al., recorded 1985–1993 – total 5:43:53 – 1:27:59 2:32:01 3:49:12 4:31:56 5:31:44 6:41:30 7:39:24 8:25:41 9:1:04:26 - No. 1 movements: 9:53 · 8:14 · 3:44 · 6:08 - No. 2 movements: 11:50 · 10:12 · 3:25 · 6:34 - No. 3 movements: 18:22 · 13:09 · 5:35 · 12:06 - No. 4 movements: 11:21 · 8:52 · 5:14 · 6:29 - No. 5 movements: 6:54 · 9:44 · 4:57 · 10:09 - No. 6 movements: 10:52 · 13:08 · 5:11 · 3:15 · 9:04 - No. 7 movements: 14:46 · 8:09 · 8:28 · 8:01 - No. 8 movements: 8:31 · 3:52 · 4:23 · 8:55 - No. 9 movements: 14:26 · 13:07 · 13:01 · 23:52 - **Orchestra of the 18th Century**, Glossa, recorded 2011 (editor’s top set) – total 5:57:46 – 1:27:42 2:35:18 3:51:45 4:33:31 5:32:56 6:42:46 7:42:18 8:26:26 9:1:05:04 - No. 1 movements: 10:21 · 7:50 · 3:26 · 6:05 - No. 2 movements: 13:31 · 11:19 · 3:52 · 6:36 - No. 3 movements: 19:07 · 14:05 · 6:01 · 12:32 - No. 4 movements: 11:44 · 9:26 · 5:30 · 6:51 - No. 5 movements: 7:27 · 9:57 · 5:01 · 10:31 - No. 6 movements: 11:30 · 12:38 · 5:33 · 3:22 · 9:43 - No. 7 movements: 15:02 · 8:49 · 9:26 · 9:01 - No. 8 movements: 9:41 · 4:15 · 4:41 · 7:49 - No. 9 movements: 14:39 · 14:00 · 12:51 · 23:34 - **New Japan Philharmonic**, Tobu Classics, recorded 2011 – total 5:47:25 – 1:28:07 2:33:05 3:50:14 4:33:07 5:31:27 6:41:25 7:40:29 8:25:56 9:1:03:35 - No. 1 movements: 10:02 · 8:28 · 3:39 · 5:58 - No. 2 movements: 12:34 · 10:32 · 3:38 · 6:21 - No. 3 movements: 18:55 · 13:41 · 5:34 · 12:04 - No. 4 movements: 11:41 · 9:04 · 5:33 · 6:49 - No. 5 movements: 7:00 · 9:21 · 5:01 · 10:05 - No. 6 movements: 11:37 · 11:54 · 5:36 · 3:15 · 9:03 - No. 7 movements: 14:38 · 8:14 · 8:56 · 8:41 - No. 8 movements: 9:33 · 4:17 · 4:28 · 7:38 - No. 9 movements: 14:38 · 13:32 · 12:21 · 23:04 ### Yondani Butt https://beethoven.is/sets/yondani-butt - **London Symphony Orchestra**, Nimbus, recorded 2010–2017 – total 5:53:24 – 1:26:38 2:35:34 3:50:01 4:32:13 5:33:32 6:40:42 7:36:38 8:27:59 9:1:10:07 - No. 1 movements: 8:12 · 8:37 · 3:40 · 6:09 - No. 2 movements: 11:13 · 13:29 · 4:05 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 15:53 · 16:08 · 5:47 · 12:13 - No. 4 movements: 9:40 · 10:44 · 6:14 · 5:35 - No. 5 movements: 7:58 · 10:36 · 5:18 · 9:40 - No. 6 movements: 9:02 · 12:05 · 5:46 · 3:45 · 10:04 - No. 7 movements: 12:33 · 9:05 · 7:39 · 7:21 - No. 8 movements: 9:23 · 4:33 · 6:20 · 7:43 - No. 9 movements: 16:15 · 11:32 · 16:48 · 25:32 ### Riccardo Chailly https://beethoven.is/sets/riccardo-chailly - **Gewandhausorchester Leipzig**, Decca, recorded 2007–2009 – total 5:17:43 – 1:23:09 2:30:28 3:42:20 4:29:39 5:30:05 6:38:29 7:38:13 8:22:29 9:1:02:51 - No. 1 movements: 8:00 · 6:27 · 3:13 · 5:29 - No. 2 movements: 11:36 · 9:14 · 3:28 · 6:10 - No. 3 movements: 15:11 · 12:11 · 5:29 · 9:29 - No. 4 movements: 10:28 · 7:42 · 5:10 · 6:19 - No. 5 movements: 6:39 · 8:25 · 4:24 · 10:37 - No. 6 movements: 10:18 · 10:46 · 4:57 · 3:38 · 8:50 - No. 7 movements: 13:24 · 7:50 · 8:11 · 8:48 - No. 8 movements: 8:12 · 3:42 · 4:17 · 6:18 - No. 9 movements: 13:32 · 14:16 · 12:51 · 22:12 ### Eduardo Chibás https://beethoven.is/sets/eduardo-chibas - **Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela**, Tobu Classics, recorded 2005–2018 – total 6:00:09 – 1:25:39 2:34:15 3:51:09 4:35:36 5:33:00 6:43:03 7:37:11 8:27:36 9:1:12:40 - No. 1 movements: 9:50 · 7:30 · 2:56 · 5:23 - No. 2 movements: 11:16 · 13:22 · 3:18 · 6:19 - No. 3 movements: 15:30 · 17:33 · 5:12 · 12:54 - No. 4 movements: 10:23 · 12:10 · 6:03 · 7:00 - No. 5 movements: 8:30 · 10:35 · 5:29 · 8:26 - No. 6 movements: 10:22 · 13:27 · 5:19 · 4:07 · 9:48 - No. 7 movements: 12:45 · 9:44 · 7:48 · 6:54 - No. 8 movements: 10:36 · 3:55 · 5:21 · 7:44 - No. 9 movements: 18:19 · 11:53 · 17:20 · 25:08 ### Myung-whun Chung https://beethoven.is/sets/myung-whun-chung - **Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra**, IMX, recorded 2002–2004 – total 5:51:47 – 1:26:58 2:34:12 3:50:47 4:34:53 5:32:32 6:43:41 7:36:39 8:26:32 9:1:05:33 - No. 1 movements: 9:06 · 7:57 · 3:58 · 5:57 - No. 2 movements: 12:26 · 11:39 · 3:20 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 16:42 · 16:43 · 5:32 · 11:50 - No. 4 movements: 12:09 · 10:05 · 5:34 · 7:05 - No. 5 movements: 7:31 · 10:38 · 5:05 · 9:18 - No. 6 movements: 12:16 · 12:09 · 5:07 · 3:34 · 10:35 - No. 7 movements: 13:31 · 8:17 · 7:22 · 7:29 - No. 8 movements: 9:15 · 4:01 · 5:01 · 8:15 - No. 9 movements: 16:22 · 11:10 · 14:23 · 23:38 ### André Cluytens https://beethoven.is/sets/andre-cluytens - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Erato/Warner, recorded 1957–1960 (editor’s top set) – total 5:57:10 – 1:25:20 2:35:01 3:47:44 4:33:40 5:33:06 6:43:39 7:38:29 8:27:40 9:1:12:31 - No. 1 movements: 9:34 · 6:07 · 3:31 · 6:08 - No. 2 movements: 12:46 · 11:33 · 3:48 · 6:54 - No. 3 movements: 14:30 · 16:12 · 5:28 · 11:34 - No. 4 movements: 10:22 · 10:01 · 6:08 · 7:09 - No. 5 movements: 8:29 · 9:57 · 5:31 · 9:09 - No. 6 movements: 10:23 · 13:48 · 5:50 · 3:46 · 9:52 - No. 7 movements: 13:31 · 9:27 · 8:24 · 7:07 - No. 8 movements: 10:40 · 4:00 · 5:03 · 7:57 - No. 9 movements: 18:06 · 11:30 · 17:18 · 25:37 ### Thomas Dausgaard https://beethoven.is/sets/thomas-dausgaard - **Swedish Chamber Orchestra**, Simax, recorded c. 1998–2008 – total 5:30:46 – 1:25:55 2:32:45 3:44:25 4:31:45 5:31:16 6:40:40 7:38:23 8:23:13 9:1:02:24 - No. 1 movements: 9:16 · 7:18 · 3:29 · 5:52 - No. 2 movements: 12:03 · 9:32 · 4:25 · 6:45 - No. 3 movements: 15:47 · 12:49 · 5:22 · 10:27 - No. 4 movements: 11:04 · 8:44 · 5:29 · 6:28 - No. 5 movements: 6:43 · 8:47 · 4:39 · 11:07 - No. 6 movements: 10:52 · 11:30 · 4:58 · 3:56 · 9:24 - No. 7 movements: 13:39 · 7:48 · 8:40 · 8:16 - No. 8 movements: 8:22 · 3:51 · 4:13 · 6:47 - No. 9 movements: 13:54 · 13:44 · 12:37 · 22:09 ### Sir Colin Davis https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-colin-davis - **BBC Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–6, 8), London Symphony Orchestra (No. 7), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (No. 9)**, Decca Eloquence, recorded 1970–1985 – total 6:13:20 – 1:29:24 2:34:51 3:51:20 4:37:47 5:32:27 6:47:50 7:42:42 8:26:59 9:1:10:00 - No. 1 movements: 10:14 · 9:04 · 3:51 · 6:15 - No. 2 movements: 13:04 · 10:53 · 4:07 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 15:44 · 16:44 · 6:14 · 12:38 - No. 4 movements: 13:26 · 10:58 · 6:07 · 7:16 - No. 5 movements: 6:32 · 11:06 · 5:40 · 9:09 - No. 6 movements: 13:03 · 14:03 · 6:02 · 4:15 · 10:27 - No. 7 movements: 14:35 · 9:30 · 9:51 · 8:46 - No. 8 movements: 9:45 · 4:17 · 5:01 · 7:56 - No. 9 movements: 17:13 · 13:46 · 15:04 · 23:57 - **Staatskapelle Dresden**, Philips, recorded 1991–1993 – total 6:18:53 – 1:27:38 2:35:22 3:55:20 4:34:55 5:35:55 6:46:02 7:44:25 8:27:39 9:1:11:37 - No. 1 movements: 9:31 · 8:35 · 3:30 · 6:02 - No. 2 movements: 13:11 · 11:25 · 3:53 · 6:53 - No. 3 movements: 18:53 · 17:30 · 6:01 · 12:56 - No. 4 movements: 11:55 · 10:00 · 6:00 · 7:00 - No. 5 movements: 7:55 · 10:38 · 6:03 · 11:19 - No. 6 movements: 12:28 · 13:51 · 5:49 · 4:18 · 9:36 - No. 7 movements: 14:58 · 9:43 · 10:30 · 9:14 - No. 8 movements: 10:04 · 4:09 · 5:13 · 8:13 - No. 9 movements: 17:20 · 13:40 · 15:34 · 25:03 ### Christoph von Dohnányi https://beethoven.is/sets/christoph-von-dohnanyi - **Cleveland Orchestra**, Telarc, recorded 1983–1988 (editor’s top set) – total 5:37:11 – 1:25:50 2:32:48 3:48:25 4:31:52 5:29:15 6:42:11 7:34:12 8:26:28 9:1:06:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:07 · 7:02 · 3:57 · 5:44 - No. 2 movements: 11:59 · 10:07 · 4:37 · 6:05 - No. 3 movements: 16:35 · 15:10 · 5:12 · 11:28 - No. 4 movements: 11:03 · 8:56 · 5:32 · 6:21 - No. 5 movements: 7:06 · 9:10 · 4:46 · 8:13 - No. 6 movements: 11:00 · 12:41 · 5:05 · 3:47 · 9:38 - No. 7 movements: 11:33 · 7:39 · 8:21 · 6:39 - No. 8 movements: 9:34 · 3:51 · 5:13 · 7:50 - No. 9 movements: 15:07 · 11:32 · 14:56 · 24:35 ### Antal Doráti https://beethoven.is/sets/antal-dorati - **Royal Philharmonic Orchestra**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1975–1976 – total 6:02:55 – 1:26:32 2:35:46 3:51:10 4:36:06 5:34:11 6:42:35 7:41:35 8:26:30 9:1:08:30 - No. 1 movements: 9:41 · 7:15 · 3:46 · 5:50 - No. 2 movements: 13:15 · 12:01 · 3:35 · 6:55 - No. 3 movements: 17:12 · 15:52 · 5:50 · 12:16 - No. 4 movements: 11:36 · 10:46 · 6:19 · 7:25 - No. 5 movements: 8:10 · 9:18 · 4:51 · 11:52 - No. 6 movements: 11:18 · 12:25 · 5:37 · 3:55 · 9:20 - No. 7 movements: 15:37 · 8:09 · 8:44 · 9:05 - No. 8 movements: 9:41 · 3:56 · 4:57 · 7:56 - No. 9 movements: 16:39 · 13:29 · 15:19 · 23:03 ### Béla Drahos https://beethoven.is/sets/bela-drahos - **Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia**, Naxos, recorded 1995–1996 – total 5:53:17 – 1:27:04 2:34:56 3:47:16 4:34:25 5:35:45 6:41:15 7:41:05 8:26:41 9:1:04:50 - No. 1 movements: 9:14 · 7:06 · 4:34 · 6:10 - No. 2 movements: 12:24 · 11:14 · 4:36 · 6:42 - No. 3 movements: 16:58 · 12:51 · 5:53 · 11:34 - No. 4 movements: 11:48 · 9:41 · 5:59 · 6:57 - No. 5 movements: 7:15 · 9:21 · 8:33 · 10:36 - No. 6 movements: 11:05 · 12:05 · 4:38 · 3:34 · 9:53 - No. 7 movements: 14:25 · 8:19 · 9:31 · 8:50 - No. 8 movements: 9:17 · 3:49 · 5:51 · 7:44 - No. 9 movements: 14:45 · 13:45 · 13:04 · 23:16 ### Vladimir Fedoseyev https://beethoven.is/sets/valdimir-fedosseyev - **Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio**, Relief, recorded 2004–2006 – total 5:26:06 – 1:24:35 2:33:08 3:45:29 4:33:15 5:28:56 6:34:41 7:34:21 8:24:27 9:1:07:14 - No. 1 movements: 8:40 · 6:36 · 3:25 · 5:54 - No. 2 movements: 11:59 · 10:29 · 4:23 · 6:17 - No. 3 movements: 13:25 · 13:47 · 6:12 · 12:05 - No. 4 movements: 11:36 · 10:03 · 5:52 · 5:44 - No. 5 movements: 6:57 · 8:37 · 4:37 · 8:45 - No. 6 movements: 8:16 · 10:36 · 2:48 · 3:44 · 9:17 - No. 7 movements: 10:54 · 8:06 · 7:55 · 7:26 - No. 8 movements: 8:16 · 3:48 · 4:21 · 8:02 - No. 9 movements: 14:40 · 12:42 · 13:34 · 26:18 ### János Ferencsik https://beethoven.is/sets/janos-ferencsik - **Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra**, Hungaroton, recorded 1969–1975 – total 5:45:47 – 1:28:52 2:33:55 3:49:47 4:33:35 5:31:56 6:39:19 7:39:21 8:24:04 9:1:04:58 - No. 1 movements: 9:43 · 9:22 · 3:42 · 6:05 - No. 2 movements: 10:56 · 12:10 · 3:50 · 6:59 - No. 3 movements: 15:38 · 16:12 · 6:18 · 11:39 - No. 4 movements: 10:17 · 10:04 · 6:14 · 7:00 - No. 5 movements: 7:30 · 10:30 · 5:32 · 8:24 - No. 6 movements: 9:38 · 13:13 · 3:05 · 3:36 · 9:47 - No. 7 movements: 12:48 · 9:39 · 9:48 · 7:06 - No. 8 movements: 8:01 · 4:07 · 3:56 · 8:00 - No. 9 movements: 15:39 · 10:39 · 14:44 · 23:56 ### Ádám Fischer https://beethoven.is/sets/adam-fischer - **Danish Chamber Orchestra**, Naxos, recorded 2016–2019 – total 5:28:26 – 1:24:48 2:31:29 3:45:04 4:31:07 5:30:45 6:40:33 7:38:17 8:23:44 9:1:02:39 - No. 1 movements: 8:37 · 7:06 · 3:26 · 5:39 - No. 2 movements: 11:42 · 10:01 · 3:27 · 6:19 - No. 3 movements: 15:38 · 13:27 · 5:30 · 10:29 - No. 4 movements: 11:18 · 7:59 · 5:26 · 6:24 - No. 5 movements: 6:57 · 8:52 · 4:59 · 9:57 - No. 6 movements: 10:51 · 12:09 · 5:04 · 3:47 · 8:42 - No. 7 movements: 13:59 · 7:46 · 7:43 · 8:49 - No. 8 movements: 8:25 · 3:51 · 4:35 · 6:53 - No. 9 movements: 13:42 · 13:39 · 12:11 · 23:07 ### Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos https://beethoven.is/sets/rafael-fruhbeck-de-burgos - **Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI**, RAI, recorded 2004 – total 6:00:22 – 1:29:51 2:37:24 3:51:54 4:37:51 5:28:03 6:42:56 7:40:16 8:22:51 9:1:09:16 - No. 1 movements: 10:47 · 8:25 · 4:33 · 6:06 - No. 2 movements: 14:47 · 11:54 · 4:13 · 6:30 - No. 3 movements: 17:57 · 15:26 · 6:05 · 12:26 - No. 4 movements: 12:09 · 12:21 · 6:16 · 7:05 - No. 5 movements: 7:59 · 9:50 · 5:07 · 5:07 - No. 6 movements: 12:05 · 11:52 · 5:12 · 3:54 · 9:53 - No. 7 movements: 13:34 · 8:14 · 9:18 · 9:10 - No. 8 movements: 5:59 · 4:03 · 4:53 · 7:56 - No. 9 movements: 15:48 · 13:49 · 14:15 · 25:24 ### Wilhelm Furtwängler https://beethoven.is/sets/wilhelm-furtwangler - **Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1–7), Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (No. 8), Orchester der Bayreuther Festpiele (No. 9)**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1948–1954 – total 6:05:28 – 1:25:32 2:31:56 3:52:22 4:36:02 5:35:42 6:44:51 7:38:49 8:25:52 9:1:14:22 - No. 1 movements: 7:55 · 7:23 · 3:55 · 6:19 - No. 2 movements: 10:07 · 11:07 · 3:59 · 6:43 - No. 3 movements: 16:10 · 17:21 · 6:36 · 12:15 - No. 4 movements: 10:39 · 11:49 · 6:02 · 7:32 - No. 5 movements: 8:36 · 11:21 · 6:03 · 9:42 - No. 6 movements: 11:56 · 13:28 · 5:59 · 4:08 · 9:20 - No. 7 movements: 12:58 · 10:17 · 8:43 · 6:51 - No. 8 movements: 7:53 · 4:34 · 5:50 · 7:35 - No. 9 movements: 17:51 · 12:00 · 19:32 · 24:59 - **Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1–2, 4–5), Berliner Philharmoniker (Nos. 3, 6–8), Philharmonia Orchestra (No. 9)**, Andromeda et al, recorded 1948–1954 – total 6:08:25 – 1:25:04 2:32:13 3:54:45 4:34:50 5:34:29 6:45:08 7:40:28 8:26:03 9:1:15:25 - No. 1 movements: 7:51 · 7:07 · 3:51 · 6:15 - No. 2 movements: 10:10 · 11:09 · 4:03 · 6:51 - No. 3 movements: 16:27 · 18:57 · 6:36 · 12:45 - No. 4 movements: 10:31 · 11:35 · 5:37 · 7:07 - No. 5 movements: 8:22 · 11:08 · 6:12 · 8:47 - No. 6 movements: 11:51 · 13:52 · 6:02 · 4:10 · 9:13 - No. 7 movements: 13:29 · 10:53 · 8:44 · 7:22 - No. 8 movements: 8:06 · 4:34 · 5:38 · 7:45 - No. 9 movements: 17:53 · 11:58 · 19:49 · 25:45 - **Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (No. 1), Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 2, 4, 7–9), Berliner Philharmoniker (Nos. 3, 5, 6)**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1948–1954 – total 6:06:26 – 1:25:51 2:32:08 3:51:51 4:35:03 5:35:05 6:44:36 7:39:19 8:27:19 9:1:15:14 - No. 1 movements: 8:03 · 7:17 · 3:56 · 6:35 - No. 2 movements: 10:10 · 11:12 · 4:03 · 6:43 - No. 3 movements: 15:57 · 17:27 · 6:19 · 12:08 - No. 4 movements: 10:32 · 11:36 · 5:36 · 7:19 - No. 5 movements: 8:45 · 11:19 · 6:00 · 9:01 - No. 6 movements: 11:43 · 13:42 · 5:58 · 4:08 · 9:05 - No. 7 movements: 13:45 · 9:38 · 8:20 · 7:36 - No. 8 movements: 8:46 · 4:44 · 5:53 · 7:56 - No. 9 movements: 18:28 · 12:17 · 19:15 · 25:14 ### Sir John Eliot Gardiner https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-john-eliot-gardiner - **Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique**, Archiv, recorded 1991–1994 – total 5:29:05 – 1:24:27 2:33:00 3:44:30 4:32:01 5:31:46 6:40:56 7:38:31 8:24:12 9:59:42 - No. 1 movements: 8:22 · 6:33 · 4:05 · 5:27 - No. 2 movements: 12:08 · 10:19 · 4:25 · 6:08 - No. 3 movements: 15:36 · 12:41 · 5:32 · 10:41 - No. 4 movements: 10:56 · 9:24 · 5:17 · 6:24 - No. 5 movements: 6:30 · 8:15 · 7:12 · 9:49 - No. 6 movements: 11:13 · 12:00 · 4:48 · 3:39 · 9:16 - No. 7 movements: 13:09 · 7:45 · 8:30 · 9:07 - No. 8 movements: 8:41 · 3:46 · 5:28 · 6:17 - No. 9 movements: 13:05 · 13:07 · 12:06 · 21:24 ### Ruben Gazarian https://beethoven.is/sets/ruben-gazarian - **Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn**, Bayer, recorded 2010 – total 5:33:12 – 1:25:21 2:32:35 3:49:03 4:32:47 5:32:23 6:38:45 7:35:17 8:25:38 9:1:01:23 - No. 1 movements: 8:42 · 7:31 · 3:24 · 5:44 - No. 2 movements: 12:12 · 10:39 · 3:32 · 6:12 - No. 3 movements: 17:44 · 15:02 · 4:24 · 11:53 - No. 4 movements: 10:49 · 9:33 · 5:34 · 6:51 - No. 5 movements: 7:26 · 9:05 · 5:04 · 10:48 - No. 6 movements: 8:56 · 12:23 · 5:01 · 3:37 · 8:48 - No. 7 movements: 11:15 · 8:34 · 8:22 · 7:06 - No. 8 movements: 8:55 · 3:58 · 4:44 · 8:01 - No. 9 movements: 14:36 · 10:51 · 13:25 · 22:31 ### George Georgescu https://beethoven.is/sets/george-georgescu - **Filharmonica "George Enescu"**, Electrecord, recorded 1961–1962 – total 5:50:52 – 1:26:50 2:34:31 3:50:56 4:34:38 5:33:12 6:41:33 7:35:58 8:26:13 9:1:07:01 - No. 1 movements: 10:37 · 7:06 · 3:21 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 11:51 · 13:05 · 3:26 · 6:09 - No. 3 movements: 14:44 · 17:34 · 6:11 · 12:27 - No. 4 movements: 10:15 · 11:29 · 6:05 · 6:49 - No. 5 movements: 8:04 · 10:34 · 5:55 · 8:39 - No. 6 movements: 8:42 · 14:25 · 5:15 · 3:25 · 9:46 - No. 7 movements: 11:55 · 9:13 · 8:15 · 6:35 - No. 8 movements: 9:16 · 3:58 · 5:05 · 7:54 - No. 9 movements: 14:57 · 11:11 · 15:06 · 25:47 ### Michael Gielen https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-gielen - **SWF–Sinfonieorchester**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1986–1994 – total 5:28:53 – 1:24:21 2:32:14 3:44:50 4:31:25 5:30:55 6:40:30 7:38:59 8:23:34 9:1:02:05 - No. 1 movements: 8:27 · 6:55 · 3:22 · 5:37 - No. 2 movements: 11:43 · 10:35 · 3:43 · 6:13 - No. 3 movements: 15:02 · 13:43 · 5:40 · 10:25 - No. 4 movements: 10:35 · 8:38 · 5:42 · 6:30 - No. 5 movements: 6:45 · 8:42 · 4:39 · 10:49 - No. 6 movements: 10:02 · 12:18 · 5:05 · 3:42 · 9:23 - No. 7 movements: 13:40 · 8:25 · 8:23 · 8:31 - No. 8 movements: 8:17 · 3:38 · 4:36 · 7:03 - No. 9 movements: 14:11 · 14:05 · 11:44 · 22:05 - **SWR Sinfonieorchester, Baden Baden und Freiburg**, SWR Musik, recorded 1997–2000 – total 5:36:34 – 1:24:40 2:31:44 3:44:27 4:32:18 5:31:33 6:42:27 7:40:28 8:24:26 9:1:04:31 - No. 1 movements: 8:33 · 7:03 · 3:19 · 5:45 - No. 2 movements: 11:34 · 10:12 · 3:39 · 6:19 - No. 3 movements: 15:36 · 13:05 · 5:44 · 10:02 - No. 4 movements: 11:03 · 8:55 · 5:50 · 6:30 - No. 5 movements: 7:08 · 8:47 · 4:47 · 10:51 - No. 6 movements: 10:18 · 12:39 · 5:14 · 3:58 · 10:18 - No. 7 movements: 14:21 · 8:23 · 8:52 · 8:52 - No. 8 movements: 8:40 · 3:49 · 4:30 · 7:27 - No. 9 movements: 14:06 · 14:27 · 13:27 · 22:31 ### Carlo Maria Giulini https://beethoven.is/sets/carlo-maria-giulini - **Filarmonica della Scala (Nos. 1-8), London Symphony Orchestra (No. 9)**, Sony, EMI/Warner, recorded 1972 (No. 9), 1991–1993 (Nos. 1–8) – total 6:26:50 – 1:28:09 2:38:18 3:59:37 4:38:27 5:34:38 6:46:35 7:41:01 8:27:35 9:1:12:30 - No. 1 movements: 10:48 · 6:54 · 4:01 · 6:26 - No. 2 movements: 14:28 · 12:32 · 3:59 · 7:19 - No. 3 movements: 21:07 · 17:52 · 6:39 · 13:59 - No. 4 movements: 13:06 · 10:48 · 6:45 · 7:48 - No. 5 movements: 8:24 · 10:13 · 5:46 · 10:15 - No. 6 movements: 11:04 · 13:51 · 6:23 · 4:22 · 10:55 - No. 7 movements: 14:14 · 9:31 · 9:04 · 8:12 - No. 8 movements: 10:13 · 4:12 · 5:31 · 7:39 - No. 9 movements: 18:19 · 11:47 · 16:23 · 26:01 ### Roy Goodman https://beethoven.is/sets/goodman-roy-et-al - **The Hanover Band**, Nimbus, recorded 1982–1988 – total 5:48:25 – 1:27:40 2:34:48 3:46:55 4:31:40 5:35:22 6:40:36 7:40:38 8:25:00 9:1:05:46 - No. 1 movements: 10:09 · 8:01 · 3:18 · 6:12 - No. 2 movements: 12:32 · 11:59 · 3:40 · 6:37 - No. 3 movements: 17:19 · 13:43 · 5:23 · 10:30 - No. 4 movements: 11:23 · 8:29 · 5:24 · 6:24 - No. 5 movements: 7:35 · 9:10 · 7:38 · 10:59 - No. 6 movements: 10:48 · 11:43 · 4:54 · 3:58 · 9:13 - No. 7 movements: 13:48 · 8:27 · 9:12 · 9:11 - No. 8 movements: 8:22 · 4:06 · 5:27 · 7:05 - No. 9 movements: 13:59 · 15:21 · 12:15 · 24:11 ### Bernard Haitink https://beethoven.is/sets/bernard-haitink - **London Philharmonic Orchestra**, Decca, recorded 1974–1978 – total 5:51:09 – 1:25:58 2:34:43 3:49:15 4:34:06 5:30:56 6:42:37 7:37:08 8:25:57 9:1:10:29 - No. 1 movements: 9:13 · 7:33 · 3:30 · 5:42 - No. 2 movements: 12:19 · 12:10 · 4:02 · 6:12 - No. 3 movements: 15:17 · 16:04 · 5:37 · 12:17 - No. 4 movements: 11:51 · 9:58 · 5:42 · 6:35 - No. 5 movements: 7:05 · 9:37 · 5:03 · 9:11 - No. 6 movements: 12:04 · 12:10 · 4:51 · 3:39 · 9:53 - No. 7 movements: 11:25 · 9:08 · 10:05 · 6:30 - No. 8 movements: 9:45 · 3:44 · 4:55 · 7:33 - No. 9 movements: 16:31 · 13:21 · 15:45 · 24:52 - **Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra**, Decca et al, recorded 1985–1987 – total 5:54:05 – 1:26:27 2:34:06 3:48:55 4:33:57 5:31:07 6:43:52 7:40:20 8:25:47 9:1:09:34 - No. 1 movements: 9:16 · 7:45 · 3:30 · 5:56 - No. 2 movements: 12:19 · 10:58 · 4:17 · 6:32 - No. 3 movements: 14:54 · 16:10 · 6:04 · 11:47 - No. 4 movements: 11:56 · 9:07 · 5:57 · 6:57 - No. 5 movements: 7:05 · 9:57 · 5:08 · 8:57 - No. 6 movements: 12:03 · 12:42 · 5:58 · 3:38 · 9:31 - No. 7 movements: 14:32 · 9:22 · 9:25 · 7:01 - No. 8 movements: 9:26 · 3:54 · 4:47 · 7:40 - No. 9 movements: 16:17 · 11:10 · 17:06 · 25:01 - **London Symphony Orchestra**, LSO Live, recorded 2005–2006 – total 5:46:06 – 1:25:34 2:34:25 3:49:11 4:32:30 5:31:22 6:41:32 7:38:40 8:24:43 9:1:08:09 - No. 1 movements: 9:40 · 6:51 · 3:18 · 5:45 - No. 2 movements: 13:05 · 10:43 · 3:59 · 6:38 - No. 3 movements: 17:49 · 14:22 · 5:54 · 11:06 - No. 4 movements: 11:13 · 9:02 · 5:37 · 6:38 - No. 5 movements: 7:35 · 8:36 · 4:53 · 10:18 - No. 6 movements: 11:39 · 11:48 · 4:58 · 3:31 · 9:36 - No. 7 movements: 13:24 · 7:41 · 9:05 · 8:30 - No. 8 movements: 9:05 · 3:53 · 4:23 · 7:22 - No. 9 movements: 15:35 · 13:50 · 14:11 · 24:33 ### Nikolaus Harnoncourt https://beethoven.is/sets/nikolaus-harnoncourt - **Chamber Orchestra of Europe**, Teldec/Warner, recorded 1990–1991 – total 5:57:44 – 1:26:55 2:33:46 3:47:49 4:34:27 5:36:39 6:44:26 7:40:16 8:26:45 9:1:06:41 - No. 1 movements: 9:28 · 7:46 · 4:03 · 5:38 - No. 2 movements: 12:41 · 10:36 · 4:21 · 6:08 - No. 3 movements: 16:02 · 14:37 · 5:40 · 11:30 - No. 4 movements: 12:26 · 9:25 · 5:46 · 6:50 - No. 5 movements: 7:20 · 10:00 · 8:22 · 10:57 - No. 6 movements: 13:20 · 12:08 · 5:11 · 3:51 · 9:56 - No. 7 movements: 14:11 · 8:11 · 9:30 · 8:24 - No. 8 movements: 9:31 · 3:53 · 5:54 · 7:27 - No. 9 movements: 15:02 · 13:42 · 13:33 · 24:24 ### Martin Haselböck https://beethoven.is/sets/martin-haselbock - **Orchester der Wiener Akademie**, Alpha, recorded 2014–2019 – total 5:52:00 – 1:25:28 2:31:15 3:49:18 4:34:41 5:35:19 6:44:51 7:40:28 8:24:24 9:1:06:16 - No. 1 movements: 8:29 · 6:56 · 4:20 · 5:43 - No. 2 movements: 11:21 · 9:32 · 3:44 · 6:38 - No. 3 movements: 17:39 · 13:12 · 5:55 · 12:32 - No. 4 movements: 11:22 · 9:56 · 6:18 · 7:05 - No. 5 movements: 7:22 · 8:27 · 8:17 · 11:13 - No. 6 movements: 11:50 · 12:46 · 5:30 · 4:04 · 10:41 - No. 7 movements: 13:48 · 8:21 · 9:38 · 8:41 - No. 8 movements: 8:48 · 3:43 · 4:40 · 7:13 - No. 9 movements: 14:29 · 14:21 · 14:21 · 23:05 ### Philippe Herreweghe https://beethoven.is/sets/philippe-herreweghe - **Royal Flemish Philharmonic**, Brilliant Classics et al., recorded 2004–2009 – total 5:36:12 – 1:25:22 2:31:48 3:47:28 4:33:17 5:30:25 6:41:03 7:42:09 8:23:45 9:1:00:55 - No. 1 movements: 9:05 · 6:51 · 3:34 · 5:52 - No. 2 movements: 11:49 · 9:50 · 3:42 · 6:27 - No. 3 movements: 16:22 · 14:03 · 5:54 · 11:09 - No. 4 movements: 11:26 · 9:22 · 5:44 · 6:45 - No. 5 movements: 6:49 · 8:29 · 4:35 · 10:32 - No. 6 movements: 10:39 · 12:29 · 4:58 · 3:45 · 9:12 - No. 7 movements: 14:11 · 8:48 · 9:38 · 9:32 - No. 8 movements: 8:34 · 3:48 · 4:23 · 7:00 - No. 9 movements: 14:05 · 13:18 · 11:54 · 21:38 ### Sir Richard Hickox https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-richard-hickox - **Northern Sinfonia of London**, AVS, recorded c. 1988 – total 6:14:58 – 1:27:02 2:35:42 3:56:35 4:36:05 5:35:17 6:44:34 7:42:34 8:26:41 9:1:10:28 - No. 1 movements: 9:19 · 8:17 · 3:38 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 12:59 · 12:22 · 3:59 · 6:22 - No. 3 movements: 19:41 · 17:44 · 6:01 · 13:09 - No. 4 movements: 12:40 · 10:30 · 6:16 · 6:39 - No. 5 movements: 6:47 · 9:31 · 8:04 · 10:55 - No. 6 movements: 11:50 · 13:02 · 5:32 · 4:03 · 10:07 - No. 7 movements: 13:53 · 10:02 · 10:08 · 8:31 - No. 8 movements: 10:05 · 4:18 · 4:57 · 7:21 - No. 9 movements: 17:06 · 13:48 · 15:01 · 24:33 ### Joe Hisaishi https://beethoven.is/sets/joe-hisaishi - **Future Orchestra**, Exton, recorded 2022 – total 5:24:34 – 1:25:20 2:31:15 3:45:07 4:31:58 5:29:41 6:39:32 7:38:38 8:24:27 9:58:36 - No. 1 movements: 8:26 · 7:12 · 4:01 · 5:41 - No. 2 movements: 11:22 · 10:06 · 3:34 · 6:13 - No. 3 movements: 15:35 · 12:44 · 5:30 · 11:18 - No. 4 movements: 10:47 · 9:29 · 5:07 · 6:35 - No. 5 movements: 6:49 · 8:10 · 4:34 · 10:08 - No. 6 movements: 11:52 · 10:36 · 5:00 · 3:22 · 8:42 - No. 7 movements: 13:13 · 7:59 · 9:01 · 8:25 - No. 8 movements: 8:05 · 3:52 · 5:39 · 6:51 - No. 9 movements: 13:00 · 12:40 · 11:07 · 21:49 ### Christopher Hogwood https://beethoven.is/sets/christopher-hogwood - **The Academy of Ancient Music**, L'Oiseau Lyre, recorded 1983–1989 – total 5:49:16 – 1:25:41 2:33:35 3:50:01 4:35:16 5:37:14 6:41:14 7:39:02 8:24:05 9:1:03:08 - No. 1 movements: 8:40 · 7:15 · 4:11 · 5:35 - No. 2 movements: 12:45 · 9:53 · 4:24 · 6:33 - No. 3 movements: 17:47 · 14:57 · 6:07 · 11:10 - No. 4 movements: 12:14 · 9:57 · 6:34 · 6:31 - No. 5 movements: 6:46 · 10:29 · 8:18 · 11:41 - No. 6 movements: 10:27 · 12:17 · 4:53 · 3:46 · 9:51 - No. 7 movements: 14:19 · 7:33 · 8:03 · 9:07 - No. 8 movements: 8:00 · 3:49 · 5:35 · 6:41 - No. 9 movements: 13:55 · 13:32 · 10:43 · 24:58 ### Norichika Iimori https://beethoven.is/sets/norichika-iimori - **Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen**, Exton, recorded c. 2005–2006 – total 5:49:02 – 1:24:57 2:33:35 3:50:33 4:32:44 5:32:20 6:42:59 7:39:59 8:25:26 9:1:06:29 - No. 1 movements: 8:49 · 7:12 · 3:18 · 5:38 - No. 2 movements: 12:02 · 11:15 · 3:38 · 6:40 - No. 3 movements: 17:16 · 15:31 · 5:46 · 12:00 - No. 4 movements: 11:18 · 9:22 · 5:28 · 6:36 - No. 5 movements: 7:01 · 9:40 · 4:58 · 10:41 - No. 6 movements: 12:38 · 11:42 · 5:24 · 3:55 · 9:20 - No. 7 movements: 13:54 · 8:11 · 9:07 · 8:47 - No. 8 movements: 9:15 · 3:53 · 4:47 · 7:31 - No. 9 movements: 15:59 · 11:53 · 14:27 · 24:10 ### Taijiro Iimori https://beethoven.is/sets/taijiro-iimori - **Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra**, Fontec, recorded 2000–2001 – total 5:35:53 – 1:24:26 2:31:44 3:48:12 4:31:23 5:33:47 6:40:40 7:36:52 8:24:27 9:1:04:22 - No. 1 movements: 8:32 · 7:06 · 3:19 · 5:29 - No. 2 movements: 11:46 · 10:14 · 3:29 · 6:15 - No. 3 movements: 16:22 · 13:12 · 7:39 · 10:59 - No. 4 movements: 10:43 · 8:47 · 5:20 · 6:33 - No. 5 movements: 6:50 · 9:11 · 7:33 · 10:13 - No. 6 movements: 11:25 · 11:29 · 5:02 · 3:38 · 9:06 - No. 7 movements: 13:55 · 8:23 · 5:49 · 8:45 - No. 8 movements: 8:31 · 3:50 · 4:59 · 7:07 - No. 9 movements: 14:06 · 13:26 · 14:12 · 22:38 - **Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra**, Fontec, recorded 2010–2011 – total 6:02:57 – 1:25:56 2:34:37 3:50:28 4:35:59 5:34:43 6:42:54 7:38:34 8:27:23 9:1:12:23 - No. 1 movements: 9:36 · 6:42 · 3:42 · 5:56 - No. 2 movements: 13:08 · 11:17 · 3:44 · 6:28 - No. 3 movements: 15:27 · 16:35 · 5:55 · 12:31 - No. 4 movements: 12:25 · 10:31 · 5:56 · 7:07 - No. 5 movements: 8:19 · 10:40 · 5:15 · 10:29 - No. 6 movements: 11:04 · 12:20 · 5:23 · 4:01 · 10:06 - No. 7 movements: 13:15 · 9:52 · 8:11 · 7:16 - No. 8 movements: 9:52 · 4:11 · 5:22 · 7:58 - No. 9 movements: 17:21 · 11:53 · 17:03 · 26:06 ### Jos van Immerseel https://beethoven.is/sets/jos-van-immerseel - **Anima Eterna**, Zig Zag et al., recorded 2005–2007 – total 5:33:57 – 1:24:56 2:33:07 3:46:39 4:32:01 5:29:40 6:40:20 7:38:29 8:24:01 9:1:04:44 - No. 1 movements: 8:51 · 7:05 · 3:17 · 5:43 - No. 2 movements: 12:25 · 10:49 · 3:41 · 6:12 - No. 3 movements: 16:46 · 13:23 · 5:36 · 10:54 - No. 4 movements: 10:19 · 9:39 · 5:26 · 6:37 - No. 5 movements: 6:16 · 8:08 · 4:30 · 10:46 - No. 6 movements: 10:23 · 11:59 · 4:43 · 4:00 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 12:56 · 8:17 · 8:24 · 8:52 - No. 8 movements: 8:32 · 3:58 · 4:24 · 7:07 - No. 9 movements: 15:05 · 13:28 · 12:26 · 23:45 ### Hiroyuki Iwaki https://beethoven.is/sets/hiroyuki-iwaki - **NHK Symphony Orchestra**, Denon et al., recorded 1968–1969 – total 5:31:16 – 1:24:56 2:31:39 3:47:50 4:31:08 5:29:59 6:38:15 7:34:47 8:27:32 9:1:05:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:18 · 6:18 · 3:33 · 5:47 - No. 2 movements: 10:02 · 10:49 · 3:59 · 6:49 - No. 3 movements: 14:13 · 15:58 · 5:55 · 11:44 - No. 4 movements: 9:39 · 9:33 · 6:15 · 5:41 - No. 5 movements: 7:30 · 8:59 · 4:57 · 8:33 - No. 6 movements: 9:35 · 11:50 · 3:14 · 4:05 · 9:31 - No. 7 movements: 12:01 · 8:16 · 7:33 · 6:57 - No. 8 movements: 10:00 · 4:00 · 5:45 · 7:47 - No. 9 movements: 15:44 · 10:46 · 14:52 · 23:48 - **NHK Symphony Orchestra**, Avex, recorded 2001 – total 5:20:18 – 1:25:13 2:31:31 3:45:51 4:29:46 5:30:39 6:35:45 7:33:04 8:26:19 9:1:02:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:36 · 6:11 · 3:31 · 5:55 - No. 2 movements: 10:23 · 10:54 · 3:41 · 6:33 - No. 3 movements: 14:34 · 13:59 · 5:43 · 11:35 - No. 4 movements: 9:20 · 9:16 · 5:43 · 5:27 - No. 5 movements: 7:14 · 9:27 · 5:01 · 8:57 - No. 6 movements: 9:41 · 11:07 · 2:54 · 3:25 · 8:38 - No. 7 movements: 11:06 · 7:26 · 7:21 · 7:11 - No. 8 movements: 9:37 · 4:07 · 4:42 · 7:53 - No. 9 movements: 15:19 · 11:01 · 13:05 · 22:45 ### Marek Janowski https://beethoven.is/sets/marek-janowski - **WDR Sinfonieorchester**, Pentatone, recorded 2018–2019 – total 5:44:15 – 1:25:42 2:32:46 3:48:08 4:37:43 5:33:19 6:39:29 7:39:17 8:23:47 9:1:04:04 - No. 1 movements: 9:01 · 7:35 · 3:30 · 5:36 - No. 2 movements: 12:12 · 10:34 · 3:33 · 6:27 - No. 3 movements: 16:11 · 15:23 · 5:41 · 10:53 - No. 4 movements: 11:54 · 9:15 · 5:41 · 10:53 - No. 5 movements: 7:05 · 10:10 · 5:18 · 10:46 - No. 6 movements: 11:36 · 10:24 · 5:15 · 3:47 · 8:27 - No. 7 movements: 13:45 · 7:42 · 9:21 · 8:29 - No. 8 movements: 8:29 · 3:52 · 4:21 · 7:05 - No. 9 movements: 14:25 · 14:00 · 13:05 · 22:34 ### Mariss Jansons https://beethoven.is/sets/mariss-jansons - **Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks**, BR Klassik, recorded 2012 – total 5:35:54 – 1:24:31 2:30:18 3:47:27 4:32:41 5:31:11 6:41:20 7:39:40 8:25:41 9:1:03:05 - No. 1 movements: 8:18 · 7:20 · 3:16 · 5:37 - No. 2 movements: 11:00 · 9:27 · 3:26 · 6:25 - No. 3 movements: 16:54 · 12:40 · 5:43 · 12:10 - No. 4 movements: 11:10 · 8:45 · 5:45 · 7:01 - No. 5 movements: 6:55 · 8:50 · 4:55 · 10:31 - No. 6 movements: 11:50 · 11:37 · 5:11 · 3:36 · 9:06 - No. 7 movements: 14:03 · 8:08 · 8:38 · 8:51 - No. 8 movements: 9:25 · 3:45 · 4:31 · 8:00 - No. 9 movements: 14:59 · 11:35 · 12:39 · 23:52 ### Paavo Järvi https://beethoven.is/sets/paavo-jarvi - **The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen**, RCA, recorded 2004–2008 (editor’s top set) – total 5:29:24 – 1:24:22 2:31:29 3:45:07 4:31:00 5:30:15 6:41:02 7:38:14 8:24:08 9:1:03:47 - No. 1 movements: 8:22 · 6:28 · 4:00 · 5:32 - No. 2 movements: 11:37 · 9:50 · 3:51 · 6:11 - No. 3 movements: 15:24 · 13:18 · 5:31 · 10:54 - No. 4 movements: 10:49 · 8:35 · 5:28 · 6:08 - No. 5 movements: 6:54 · 8:18 · 4:46 · 10:17 - No. 6 movements: 11:14 · 11:42 · 5:08 · 3:39 · 9:19 - No. 7 movements: 13:13 · 7:43 · 8:52 · 8:26 - No. 8 movements: 8:05 · 3:50 · 5:30 · 6:43 - No. 9 movements: 13:55 · 13:28 · 13:15 · 23:09 ### Eugen Jochum https://beethoven.is/sets/eugen-jochum - **Berliner Philharmoniker, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1937–1961 (except Nos. 2, 4 and 8 which are the same performances as in the Deutsche Grammophon cycle) – total 6:01:39 – 1:26:31 2:35:56 3:46:44 4:38:18 5:33:47 6:43:56 7:38:02 8:27:16 9:1:11:09 - No. 1 movements: 9:31 · 7:05 · 3:50 · 6:05 - No. 2 movements: 12:39 · 12:54 · 3:44 · 6:39 - No. 3 movements: 14:54 · 16:00 · 4:31 · 11:19 - No. 4 movements: 13:04 · 10:23 · 6:35 · 8:16 - No. 5 movements: 8:07 · 11:34 · 5:37 · 8:29 - No. 6 movements: 11:24 · 14:08 · 5:36 · 3:51 · 8:57 - No. 7 movements: 12:15 · 10:27 · 8:28 · 6:52 - No. 8 movements: 10:07 · 4:10 · 5:19 · 7:40 - No. 9 movements: 17:37 · 10:08 · 17:49 · 25:35 - **Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Nos. 1, 5, 9), Berliner Philharmoniker (Nos. 2–3, 6–8)**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1952–1961 – total 5:59:41 – 1:26:26 2:35:50 3:49:47 4:37:15 5:34:01 6:42:51 7:36:58 8:27:17 9:1:09:16 - No. 1 movements: 9:27 · 7:00 · 3:49 · 6:10 - No. 2 movements: 12:39 · 12:54 · 3:45 · 6:32 - No. 3 movements: 15:15 · 16:42 · 5:54 · 11:56 - No. 4 movements: 12:58 · 10:23 · 6:36 · 7:18 - No. 5 movements: 8:05 · 11:08 · 5:46 · 9:02 - No. 6 movements: 10:48 · 13:01 · 5:48 · 3:50 · 9:24 - No. 7 movements: 12:13 · 9:51 · 7:51 · 7:03 - No. 8 movements: 10:07 · 4:10 · 5:19 · 7:41 - No. 9 movements: 16:21 · 11:21 · 17:15 · 24:19 - **Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra**, Decca et al., recorded 1967–1969 – total 5:58:33 – 1:26:37 2:35:22 3:52:07 4:36:05 5:32:45 6:43:14 7:37:59 8:26:12 9:1:08:12 - No. 1 movements: 9:40 · 6:48 · 4:02 · 6:07 - No. 2 movements: 12:31 · 12:01 · 3:51 · 6:59 - No. 3 movements: 18:26 · 16:03 · 5:59 · 11:39 - No. 4 movements: 12:34 · 10:00 · 6:16 · 7:15 - No. 5 movements: 7:45 · 10:27 · 5:41 · 8:52 - No. 6 movements: 10:36 · 13:16 · 5:56 · 4:02 · 9:24 - No. 7 movements: 12:49 · 10:00 · 7:54 · 7:16 - No. 8 movements: 9:22 · 4:00 · 5:19 · 7:31 - No. 9 movements: 16:19 · 11:10 · 16:54 · 23:49 - **London Symphony Orchestra**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1976–1978 (editor’s top set) – total 6:12:34 – 1:26:20 2:35:51 3:52:01 4:37:18 5:37:08 6:43:26 7:45:12 8:27:19 9:1:07:59 - No. 1 movements: 9:36 · 6:34 · 4:00 · 6:10 - No. 2 movements: 12:55 · 12:11 · 4:03 · 6:42 - No. 3 movements: 18:18 · 15:55 · 5:55 · 11:53 - No. 4 movements: 12:55 · 10:22 · 6:23 · 7:38 - No. 5 movements: 8:21 · 11:07 · 5:51 · 11:49 - No. 6 movements: 11:05 · 12:39 · 6:01 · 4:03 · 9:38 - No. 7 movements: 15:14 · 9:46 · 10:47 · 9:25 - No. 8 movements: 9:50 · 4:21 · 5:27 · 7:41 - No. 9 movements: 16:11 · 11:11 · 16:39 · 23:58 ### Georg Ludwig Jochum https://beethoven.is/sets/georg-ludwig-jochum - **Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile**, Ercilla, recorded 1961 – total 5:42:05 – 1:22:45 2:31:03 3:48:44 4:36:30 5:33:17 6:39:42 7:35:08 8:27:29 9:1:07:27 - No. 1 movements: 6:57 · 6:21 · 3:29 · 5:58 - No. 2 movements: 9:41 · 11:26 · 3:24 · 6:32 - No. 3 movements: 15:05 · 15:33 · 5:33 · 12:33 - No. 4 movements: 12:29 · 10:37 · 6:05 · 7:19 - No. 5 movements: 7:46 · 10:48 · 5:27 · 9:16 - No. 6 movements: 9:42 · 12:05 · 5:10 · 3:30 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 11:36 · 9:05 · 8:02 · 6:25 - No. 8 movements: 10:05 · 4:18 · 5:18 · 7:48 - No. 9 movements: 16:12 · 10:49 · 16:16 · 24:10 ### Philippe Jordan https://beethoven.is/sets/philippe-jordan - **Wiener Symphoniker**, Sony, recorded 2017 – total 5:39:01 – 1:25:14 2:32:39 3:46:46 4:32:12 5:34:13 6:41:33 7:39:22 8:23:49 9:1:03:13 - No. 1 movements: 8:45 · 6:57 · 4:05 · 5:27 - No. 2 movements: 11:51 · 9:52 · 4:28 · 6:28 - No. 3 movements: 16:39 · 12:58 · 5:46 · 11:23 - No. 4 movements: 11:02 · 8:41 · 5:44 · 6:45 - No. 5 movements: 6:59 · 8:47 · 7:46 · 10:41 - No. 6 movements: 11:06 · 12:00 · 5:32 · 3:16 · 9:39 - No. 7 movements: 14:10 · 7:51 · 8:38 · 8:43 - No. 8 movements: 8:11 · 3:54 · 4:42 · 7:02 - No. 9 movements: 14:15 · 13:27 · 12:12 · 23:19 ### Herbert von Karajan https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan - **Philharmonia Orchestra**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1953–1955 – total 5:35:10 – 1:23:11 2:31:37 3:48:32 4:34:04 5:30:49 6:37:29 7:37:37 8:26:22 9:1:05:29 - No. 1 movements: 7:32 · 6:15 · 3:45 · 5:39 - No. 2 movements: 10:47 · 10:36 · 3:43 · 6:31 - No. 3 movements: 14:34 · 16:26 · 5:47 · 11:45 - No. 4 movements: 10:59 · 11:15 · 6:01 · 5:49 - No. 5 movements: 7:19 · 9:44 · 4:58 · 8:48 - No. 6 movements: 9:22 · 12:11 · 3:02 · 3:33 · 9:21 - No. 7 movements: 12:45 · 9:09 · 8:43 · 7:00 - No. 8 movements: 9:04 · 3:55 · 5:49 · 7:34 - No. 9 movements: 15:08 · 10:09 · 16:06 · 24:06 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1961–1962 – total 5:29:50 – 1:24:37 2:30:58 3:49:53 4:30:49 5:31:07 6:35:42 7:33:44 8:26:12 9:1:06:48 - No. 1 movements: 9:30 · 5:50 · 3:36 · 5:41 - No. 2 movements: 10:16 · 10:33 · 3:51 · 6:18 - No. 3 movements: 14:44 · 17:05 · 5:44 · 12:20 - No. 4 movements: 9:49 · 9:55 · 5:42 · 5:23 - No. 5 movements: 7:14 · 10:01 · 4:55 · 8:57 - No. 6 movements: 8:57 · 11:32 · 3:02 · 3:25 · 8:46 - No. 7 movements: 11:23 · 7:57 · 7:48 · 6:36 - No. 8 movements: 9:17 · 3:54 · 5:54 · 7:07 - No. 9 movements: 15:27 · 10:58 · 16:25 · 23:58 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, King International Inc., recorded 1966 – total 5:22:54 – 1:23:15 2:30:59 3:49:29 4:31:21 5:29:39 6:34:44 7:32:57 8:25:49 9:1:04:41 - No. 1 movements: 7:30 · 6:04 · 3:52 · 5:49 - No. 2 movements: 10:23 · 10:25 · 3:53 · 6:18 - No. 3 movements: 14:20 · 16:41 · 6:16 · 12:12 - No. 4 movements: 10:09 · 9:53 · 5:49 · 5:30 - No. 5 movements: 7:04 · 9:30 · 4:39 · 8:26 - No. 6 movements: 8:39 · 11:01 · 3:06 · 3:13 · 8:45 - No. 7 movements: 11:02 · 8:12 · 7:19 · 6:24 - No. 8 movements: 8:48 · 3:59 · 5:58 · 7:04 - No. 9 movements: 14:34 · 9:49 · 16:06 · 24:12 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1975–1977 (editor’s top set) – total 5:24:46 – 1:22:51 2:30:06 3:47:41 4:31:55 5:29:52 6:38:10 7:33:05 8:24:28 9:1:06:38 - No. 1 movements: 7:45 · 6:04 · 3:35 · 5:27 - No. 2 movements: 10:17 · 9:57 · 3:41 · 6:11 - No. 3 movements: 13:28 · 16:27 · 6:10 · 11:36 - No. 4 movements: 10:27 · 9:59 · 5:52 · 5:37 - No. 5 movements: 7:08 · 9:28 · 4:37 · 8:39 - No. 6 movements: 9:04 · 11:22 · 5:40 · 3:30 · 8:34 - No. 7 movements: 11:25 · 7:57 · 7:18 · 6:25 - No. 8 movements: 8:53 · 3:48 · 5:16 · 6:31 - No. 9 movements: 15:21 · 10:04 · 16:50 · 24:23 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Tokyo/FM, recorded 1977 – total 5:24:35 – 1:23:40 2:30:32 3:48:05 4:31:18 5:31:12 6:34:46 7:33:25 8:25:27 9:1:06:10 - No. 1 movements: 7:49 · 6:11 · 3:55 · 5:45 - No. 2 movements: 10:12 · 10:04 · 3:47 · 6:29 - No. 3 movements: 14:00 · 15:58 · 6:02 · 12:05 - No. 4 movements: 10:05 · 9:23 · 5:40 · 6:10 - No. 5 movements: 7:15 · 9:36 · 4:43 · 9:38 - No. 6 movements: 8:48 · 10:34 · 3:07 · 3:19 · 8:58 - No. 7 movements: 11:10 · 7:59 · 7:11 · 7:05 - No. 8 movements: 8:53 · 3:58 · 5:30 · 7:06 - No. 9 movements: 15:00 · 9:50 · 16:18 · 25:02 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1982–1984 – total 5:27:53 – 1:26:24 2:31:15 3:48:44 4:31:36 5:30:01 6:34:19 7:33:02 8:26:18 9:1:06:14 - No. 1 movements: 10:11 · 6:24 · 3:56 · 5:53 - No. 2 movements: 10:32 · 10:20 · 3:55 · 6:28 - No. 3 movements: 14:10 · 16:07 · 6:09 · 12:18 - No. 4 movements: 10:17 · 9:38 · 5:57 · 5:44 - No. 5 movements: 7:18 · 9:14 · 4:48 · 8:41 - No. 6 movements: 9:04 · 10:19 · 3:08 · 3:23 · 8:25 - No. 7 movements: 11:19 · 7:45 · 7:30 · 6:28 - No. 8 movements: 9:01 · 4:05 · 6:01 · 7:11 - No. 9 movements: 15:34 · 10:26 · 15:54 · 24:20 ### Herbert Kegel https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-kegel - **Dresdner Philhamonie**, Capriccio et al., recorded 1982–1983 – total 5:53:46 – 1:22:16 2:32:16 3:50:59 4:35:41 5:31:19 6:42:03 7:42:55 8:25:44 9:1:10:33 - No. 1 movements: 7:34 · 5:51 · 4:03 · 4:48 - No. 2 movements: 11:02 · 11:04 · 3:51 · 6:19 - No. 3 movements: 15:20 · 16:58 · 6:12 · 12:29 - No. 4 movements: 11:52 · 10:31 · 6:14 · 7:04 - No. 5 movements: 7:16 · 10:33 · 4:58 · 8:32 - No. 6 movements: 10:52 · 13:26 · 5:24 · 3:52 · 8:29 - No. 7 movements: 15:33 · 9:33 · 8:47 · 9:02 - No. 8 movements: 9:13 · 4:03 · 4:44 · 7:44 - No. 9 movements: 16:35 · 11:24 · 16:12 · 26:22 ### Rudolf Kempe https://beethoven.is/sets/rudolf-kempe - **Münchner Philharmoniker**, EMI/Warner et al., recorded Unknown (c. 1974) – total 5:44:31 – 1:25:42 2:32:38 3:49:13 4:32:23 5:33:22 6:39:51 7:37:01 8:26:45 9:1:07:36 - No. 1 movements: 9:06 · 6:58 · 3:39 · 5:59 - No. 2 movements: 10:14 · 12:34 · 3:17 · 6:33 - No. 3 movements: 15:18 · 16:00 · 5:45 · 12:10 - No. 4 movements: 11:05 · 10:02 · 5:41 · 5:35 - No. 5 movements: 8:06 · 10:56 · 5:41 · 8:39 - No. 6 movements: 10:20 · 11:43 · 5:18 · 3:15 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 13:43 · 8:56 · 7:47 · 6:35 - No. 8 movements: 9:43 · 4:00 · 5:11 · 7:51 - No. 9 movements: 16:20 · 11:16 · 16:03 · 23:57 ### Seikyo Kim https://beethoven.is/sets/seikyo-kim - **Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa**, Avex, recorded c. 2003 – total – – 1:24:59 2:– 3:– 4:32:12 5:– 6:40:49 7:– 8:26:03 9:1:02:59 - No. 1 movements: 8:31 · 6:54 · 4:01 · 5:33 - No. 4 movements: 11:08 · 9:00 · 5:35 · 6:29 - No. 6 movements: 11:40 · 11:38 · 5:01 · 3:26 · 9:04 - No. 8 movements: 8:56 · 3:55 · 5:58 · 7:14 - No. 9 movements: 14:38 · 13:20 · 12:48 · 22:13 ### Otto Klemperer https://beethoven.is/sets/otto-klemperer - **Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, WDR Sinfonie Orchester**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1934–1958 – total – – 1:– 2:– 3:– 4:– 5:– 6:– 7:– 8:– 9:– - **Philharmonia Orchestra**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1957–1959 (editor’s top set) – total 6:20:33 – 1:29:12 2:37:38 3:53:26 4:35:48 5:39:45 6:45:56 7:38:47 8:27:51 9:1:12:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:55 · 8:53 · 4:04 · 6:20 - No. 2 movements: 13:27 · 13:08 · 4:00 · 7:03 - No. 3 movements: 16:41 · 16:54 · 6:34 · 13:17 - No. 4 movements: 12:27 · 10:01 · 5:50 · 7:30 - No. 5 movements: 8:58 · 11:14 · 6:14 · 13:19 - No. 6 movements: 13:05 · 13:22 · 6:33 · 3:43 · 9:13 - No. 7 movements: 12:52 · 9:32 · 8:22 · 8:01 - No. 8 movements: 9:49 · 4:28 · 5:16 · 8:18 - No. 9 movements: 17:03 · 15:38 · 15:02 · 24:27 - **Philharmonia Orchestra**, Music & Arts, recorded 1960 – total 6:00:07 – 1:27:36 2:35:45 3:49:04 4:34:26 5:35:06 6:42:54 7:38:18 8:27:03 9:1:09:55 - No. 1 movements: 9:23 · 8:16 · 3:51 · 6:06 - No. 2 movements: 13:21 · 11:53 · 3:47 · 6:44 - No. 3 movements: 15:44 · 14:49 · 6:13 · 12:18 - No. 4 movements: 11:51 · 9:46 · 5:34 · 7:15 - No. 5 movements: 8:03 · 9:53 · 5:47 · 11:23 - No. 6 movements: 13:17 · 13:25 · 3:48 · 3:35 · 8:49 - No. 7 movements: 12:43 · 9:29 · 8:08 · 7:58 - No. 8 movements: 9:50 · 4:14 · 5:00 · 7:59 - No. 9 movements: 16:36 · 14:57 · 14:06 · 24:16 - **Philharmonia Orchestra**, BBC, recorded 1970 – total 6:36:53 – 1:27:55 2:36:46 3:57:31 4:38:44 5:35:05 6:44:53 7:43:50 8:31:12 9:1:20:57 - No. 1 movements: 8:17 · 8:27 · 4:25 · 6:46 - No. 2 movements: 11:41 · 13:18 · 4:18 · 7:29 - No. 3 movements: 18:02 · 17:50 · 7:13 · 14:26 - No. 4 movements: 13:16 · 10:44 · 6:37 · 8:07 - No. 5 movements: 7:18 · 11:25 · 6:14 · 10:08 - No. 6 movements: 11:54 · 14:35 · 4:01 · 4:07 · 10:16 - No. 7 movements: 14:51 · 10:45 · 9:18 · 8:56 - No. 8 movements: 11:11 · 4:35 · 5:54 · 9:32 - No. 9 movements: 18:31 · 17:39 · 16:59 · 27:48 ### Paul Kletzki https://beethoven.is/sets/paul-kletzki - **Czech Philharmonic Orchestra**, Supraphon, recorded 1964–1968 (editor’s top set) – total 5:45:15 – 1:25:28 2:33:29 3:47:37 4:33:02 5:32:06 6:43:54 7:36:20 8:25:51 9:1:07:28 - No. 1 movements: 9:32 · 6:25 · 3:46 · 5:45 - No. 2 movements: 12:32 · 10:50 · 3:57 · 6:10 - No. 3 movements: 14:15 · 15:18 · 6:03 · 12:01 - No. 4 movements: 9:30 · 10:22 · 6:07 · 7:03 - No. 5 movements: 7:54 · 9:54 · 5:38 · 8:40 - No. 6 movements: 12:10 · 12:39 · 5:49 · 4:01 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 12:21 · 8:46 · 7:59 · 7:14 - No. 8 movements: 9:31 · 3:47 · 5:04 · 7:29 - No. 9 movements: 16:08 · 11:33 · 14:46 · 25:01 ### Ken-ichiro Kobayashi https://beethoven.is/sets/ken-ichiro-kobayashi - **Czech Philharmonic Orchestra**, Exton, recorded c. 2010–2011 – total 6:13:35 – 1:28:33 2:36:20 3:54:27 4:35:15 5:36:14 6:45:06 7:38:40 8:28:47 9:1:10:13 - No. 1 movements: 10:33 · 7:38 · 3:52 · 6:30 - No. 2 movements: 11:42 · 13:30 · 4:08 · 7:00 - No. 3 movements: 16:31 · 18:17 · 6:18 · 13:21 - No. 4 movements: 11:10 · 11:44 · 6:16 · 6:05 - No. 5 movements: 8:18 · 10:54 · 5:29 · 11:33 - No. 6 movements: 10:34 · 14:12 · 5:37 · 3:56 · 10:47 - No. 7 movements: 13:17 · 9:25 · 8:44 · 7:14 - No. 8 movements: 10:33 · 4:30 · 5:51 · 7:53 - No. 9 movements: 17:01 · 10:53 · 16:11 · 26:08 ### Christoph König https://beethoven.is/sets/christoph-konig - **Solistes Europeens Luxembourg**, Rubicon, recorded 2010–2019 – total 5:24:56 – 1:24:59 2:32:06 3:45:26 4:32:17 5:28:57 6:37:54 7:37:32 8:25:33 9:1:00:12 - No. 1 movements: 8:57 · 6:42 · 3:36 · 5:44 - No. 2 movements: 12:04 · 9:46 · 3:44 · 6:32 - No. 3 movements: 15:45 · 13:19 · 5:33 · 10:49 - No. 4 movements: 11:13 · 8:45 · 5:29 · 6:50 - No. 5 movements: 7:18 · 9:02 · 4:47 · 7:50 - No. 6 movements: 8:45 · 11:25 · 4:54 · 3:25 · 9:25 - No. 7 movements: 13:47 · 8:04 · 8:46 · 6:55 - No. 8 movements: 9:04 · 3:55 · 5:04 · 7:30 - No. 9 movements: 13:38 · 13:09 · 11:40 · 21:45 ### Franz Konwitschny https://beethoven.is/sets/franz-konwitschny - **Gewandhausorchester Leipzig**, Eterna, recorded 1959–1961 – total 6:12:34 – 1:26:53 2:34:15 3:53:35 4:35:11 5:36:43 6:45:35 7:42:11 8:26:35 9:1:11:36 - No. 1 movements: 9:09 · 8:14 · 3:41 · 5:49 - No. 2 movements: 13:27 · 10:53 · 3:47 · 6:08 - No. 3 movements: 19:54 · 15:58 · 6:11 · 11:32 - No. 4 movements: 12:08 · 9:53 · 5:52 · 7:18 - No. 5 movements: 8:06 · 10:34 · 6:12 · 11:51 - No. 6 movements: 11:43 · 14:41 · 5:36 · 4:08 · 9:27 - No. 7 movements: 15:03 · 8:42 · 9:51 · 8:35 - No. 8 movements: 10:10 · 3:54 · 4:46 · 7:45 - No. 9 movements: 17:56 · 12:17 · 16:08 · 25:15 ### Kazimierz Kord https://beethoven.is/sets/kazimierz-kord - **Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra**, Accord, recorded 1994–1997 – total 5:55:59 – 1:28:18 2:32:41 3:48:55 4:35:59 5:34:35 6:43:25 7:41:08 8:27:24 9:1:03:34 - No. 1 movements: 8:53 · 9:32 · 3:57 · 5:56 - No. 2 movements: 10:43 · 11:11 · 4:00 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 14:04 · 16:15 · 6:08 · 12:28 - No. 4 movements: 12:47 · 10:50 · 6:42 · 5:40 - No. 5 movements: 8:04 · 10:53 · 5:46 · 9:52 - No. 6 movements: 12:25 · 12:08 · 5:50 · 3:46 · 9:16 - No. 7 movements: 14:25 · 10:06 · 9:21 · 7:16 - No. 8 movements: 9:53 · 4:16 · 5:26 · 7:49 - No. 9 movements: 16:17 · 10:27 · 13:10 · 23:40 ### Serge Koussevitzky https://beethoven.is/sets/serge-koussevitzky - **Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–8), Orchestra National de la Radio-Télévision Française (Nos. 1, 9)**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1936–1950 – total 5:29:15 – 1:22:02 2:29:56 3:48:29 4:32:10 5:31:22 6:37:36 7:37:33 8:24:24 9:1:05:43 - No. 1 movements: 6:32 · 6:34 · 3:07 · 5:49 - No. 2 movements: 9:44 · 10:50 · 3:19 · 6:03 - No. 3 movements: 14:14 · 15:58 · 5:20 · 12:57 - No. 4 movements: 10:02 · 9:39 · 5:43 · 6:46 - No. 5 movements: 6:23 · 10:33 · 5:24 · 9:02 - No. 6 movements: 9:01 · 11:32 · 5:12 · 3:20 · 8:31 - No. 7 movements: 11:43 · 9:36 · 7:50 · 8:24 - No. 8 movements: 8:53 · 3:49 · 4:53 · 6:49 - No. 9 movements: 15:19 · 11:31 · 14:03 · 24:50 ### Josef Krips https://beethoven.is/sets/josef-krips - **London Symphony Orchestra**, Scribendum et al., recorded 1960 – total 5:40:43 – 1:25:59 2:34:06 3:44:56 4:32:17 5:34:02 6:40:52 7:35:48 8:27:13 9:1:05:30 - No. 1 movements: 9:18 · 6:26 · 3:54 · 6:21 - No. 2 movements: 12:46 · 11:20 · 3:33 · 6:27 - No. 3 movements: 14:50 · 12:49 · 5:55 · 11:22 - No. 4 movements: 10:57 · 8:38 · 5:45 · 6:57 - No. 5 movements: 8:20 · 10:51 · 5:47 · 9:04 - No. 6 movements: 10:16 · 12:08 · 5:53 · 3:26 · 9:09 - No. 7 movements: 12:33 · 8:54 · 7:23 · 6:58 - No. 8 movements: 9:55 · 4:19 · 5:26 · 7:33 - No. 9 movements: 16:04 · 9:45 · 15:02 · 24:39 ### Emmanuel Krivine https://beethoven.is/sets/emmanuel-krivine - **La Chambre Philharmonique**, Naïve, recorded 2009–2010 – total 5:30:00 – 1:24:47 2:31:16 3:46:00 4:31:02 5:31:35 6:40:09 7:37:59 8:23:50 9:1:03:22 - No. 1 movements: 8:41 · 7:04 · 3:22 · 5:40 - No. 2 movements: 11:36 · 9:34 · 3:42 · 6:24 - No. 3 movements: 15:27 · 13:56 · 5:38 · 10:59 - No. 4 movements: 10:57 · 8:00 · 5:31 · 6:34 - No. 5 movements: 6:57 · 8:35 · 5:10 · 10:53 - No. 6 movements: 10:53 · 11:30 · 4:50 · 3:41 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 13:44 · 7:34 · 8:13 · 8:28 - No. 8 movements: 8:20 · 3:37 · 4:24 · 7:29 - No. 9 movements: 14:29 · 13:30 · 12:24 · 22:59 ### Rafael Kubelík https://beethoven.is/sets/rafael-kubelik - **London Symphony Orchestra (No. 1), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (No. 2), Berliner Philharmoniker (No. 3), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (No. 4), Boston Symphony Orchestra (No. 5), Orchestre de Paris (No. 6), Wiener Philharmoniker (No. 7), Cleveland Orchestra (No. 8), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (No. 9)**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1970–1975 – total 6:08:54 – 1:27:13 2:35:59 3:52:55 4:34:50 5:36:16 6:45:52 7:39:43 8:26:10 9:1:09:56 - No. 1 movements: 9:13 · 8:10 · 4:02 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 13:09 · 12:33 · 3:43 · 6:34 - No. 3 movements: 16:13 · 17:43 · 6:19 · 12:40 - No. 4 movements: 12:04 · 9:57 · 6:06 · 6:43 - No. 5 movements: 8:24 · 11:09 · 5:21 · 11:22 - No. 6 movements: 11:08 · 14:27 · 5:53 · 4:00 · 10:24 - No. 7 movements: 13:14 · 9:44 · 9:34 · 7:11 - No. 8 movements: 9:25 · 4:03 · 5:05 · 7:37 - No. 9 movements: 16:37 · 12:25 · 16:29 · 24:25 ### Gustav Kuhn https://beethoven.is/sets/gustav-kuhn - **Orchestre Haydn de Bolzano et Trente**, Col Legno, recorded 2005–2006 – total 6:12:56 – 1:27:27 2:36:02 3:53:36 4:35:46 5:34:56 6:42:35 7:42:47 8:27:44 9:1:12:03 - No. 1 movements: 9:23 · 8:00 · 3:43 · 6:21 - No. 2 movements: 12:57 · 11:53 · 3:59 · 7:13 - No. 3 movements: 19:10 · 15:17 · 6:17 · 12:52 - No. 4 movements: 12:01 · 9:58 · 6:12 · 7:35 - No. 5 movements: 7:51 · 9:58 · 5:34 · 11:33 - No. 6 movements: 11:19 · 12:02 · 5:24 · 3:50 · 10:00 - No. 7 movements: 14:44 · 9:14 · 9:10 · 9:39 - No. 8 movements: 10:16 · 4:03 · 5:11 · 8:14 - No. 9 movements: 16:55 · 14:41 · 15:28 · 24:59 ### René Leibowitz https://beethoven.is/sets/rene-leibowitz - **Royal Philharmonic Orchestra**, Readers Digest et al., recorded 1961 – total 5:53:01 – 1:25:58 2:32:00 3:47:03 4:32:19 5:36:52 6:46:42 7:37:52 8:26:34 9:1:07:41 - No. 1 movements: 9:11 · 6:44 · 3:35 · 6:28 - No. 2 movements: 10:18 · 11:18 · 3:35 · 6:49 - No. 3 movements: 13:55 · 15:40 · 5:40 · 11:48 - No. 4 movements: 9:26 · 10:04 · 5:35 · 7:14 - No. 5 movements: 7:29 · 9:41 · 5:01 · 14:41 - No. 6 movements: 12:36 · 14:01 · 5:33 · 3:53 · 10:39 - No. 7 movements: 11:39 · 10:01 · 8:24 · 7:48 - No. 8 movements: 9:51 · 4:07 · 4:55 · 7:41 - No. 9 movements: 15:52 · 13:33 · 13:36 · 24:40 ### Erich Leinsdorf https://beethoven.is/sets/erich-leinsdorf - **Boston Symphony Orchestra**, RCA, recorded 1962–1969 – total 5:47:29 – 1:25:15 2:33:52 3:49:51 4:34:30 5:31:36 6:38:36 7:43:19 8:24:51 9:1:05:39 - No. 1 movements: 8:10 · 8:06 · 3:33 · 5:26 - No. 2 movements: 12:16 · 11:18 · 3:46 · 6:32 - No. 3 movements: 15:34 · 16:09 · 6:07 · 12:01 - No. 4 movements: 11:35 · 9:15 · 6:34 · 7:06 - No. 5 movements: 8:12 · 9:56 · 5:06 · 8:22 - No. 6 movements: 9:04 · 12:11 · 5:18 · 3:23 · 8:40 - No. 7 movements: 15:40 · 8:41 · 9:46 · 9:12 - No. 8 movements: 9:27 · 3:50 · 4:34 · 7:00 - No. 9 movements: 14:52 · 13:08 · 14:05 · 23:34 ### Alain Lombard https://beethoven.is/sets/alain-lombard - **Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine**, Forlane, recorded 1991 – total 5:23:37 – 1:24:53 2:30:28 3:46:30 4:33:30 5:31:57 6:37:41 7:33:13 8:25:10 9:1:00:15 - No. 1 movements: 9:46 · 5:19 · 4:03 · 5:45 - No. 2 movements: 10:01 · 9:51 · 4:12 · 6:24 - No. 3 movements: 13:39 · 14:18 · 7:08 · 11:25 - No. 4 movements: 10:15 · 9:20 · 6:46 · 7:09 - No. 5 movements: 7:22 · 9:20 · 5:07 · 10:08 - No. 6 movements: 9:04 · 10:38 · 5:44 · 3:53 · 8:22 - No. 7 movements: 11:09 · 7:32 · 8:04 · 6:28 - No. 8 movements: 9:19 · 3:46 · 5:17 · 6:48 - No. 9 movements: 16:47 · 11:02 · 15:20 · 17:06 ### Peter Maag https://beethoven.is/sets/peter-maag - **Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto**, Arts, recorded 1994–1995 – total 6:03:23 – 1:24:05 2:35:07 3:49:41 4:36:02 5:31:40 6:46:34 7:40:45 8:27:36 9:1:11:53 - No. 1 movements: 9:20 · 4:59 · 3:25 · 6:21 - No. 2 movements: 13:34 · 11:33 · 3:30 · 6:30 - No. 3 movements: 15:40 · 15:39 · 5:50 · 12:32 - No. 4 movements: 12:08 · 10:43 · 5:57 · 7:14 - No. 5 movements: 7:30 · 10:08 · 5:25 · 8:37 - No. 6 movements: 13:57 · 13:19 · 5:18 · 3:44 · 10:16 - No. 7 movements: 14:41 · 8:41 · 8:30 · 8:53 - No. 8 movements: 10:36 · 3:55 · 5:21 · 7:44 - No. 9 movements: 16:33 · 11:51 · 17:59 · 25:30 ### Lorin Maazel https://beethoven.is/sets/lorin-maazel - **Cleveland Orchestra**, Sony, recorded 1978 – total 5:48:09 – 1:25:56 2:32:54 3:49:18 4:32:13 5:32:59 6:44:20 7:39:09 8:25:11 9:1:06:09 - No. 1 movements: 8:20 · 8:48 · 3:12 · 5:36 - No. 2 movements: 11:45 · 11:44 · 3:20 · 6:05 - No. 3 movements: 17:27 · 14:50 · 5:34 · 11:27 - No. 4 movements: 11:00 · 9:00 · 5:39 · 6:34 - No. 5 movements: 7:26 · 10:30 · 4:54 · 10:09 - No. 6 movements: 11:39 · 12:50 · 5:12 · 3:34 · 11:05 - No. 7 movements: 14:00 · 9:20 · 7:12 · 8:37 - No. 8 movements: 9:38 · 3:30 · 4:58 · 7:05 - No. 9 movements: 16:50 · 10:00 · 14:47 · 24:32 - **Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini**, Tobu Classics, recorded 2008 – total 5:31:16 – 1:24:23 2:31:31 3:47:37 4:31:41 5:31:05 6:43:14 7:33:31 8:25:44 9:1:02:30 - No. 1 movements: 8:42 · 6:57 · 3:10 · 5:34 - No. 2 movements: 10:14 · 11:48 · 3:23 · 6:06 - No. 3 movements: 14:08 · 15:27 · 5:46 · 12:16 - No. 4 movements: 9:28 · 9:42 · 5:49 · 6:42 - No. 5 movements: 7:05 · 10:46 · 4:50 · 8:24 - No. 6 movements: 10:54 · 12:47 · 5:03 · 3:47 · 10:43 - No. 7 movements: 11:49 · 8:18 · 7:06 · 6:18 - No. 8 movements: 9:57 · 3:32 · 4:46 · 7:29 - No. 9 movements: 15:23 · 9:37 · 13:59 · 23:31 ### Sir Charles Mackerras https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-charles-mackerras - **Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra**, EMI/Warner et al., recorded 1991–1992 (editor’s top set) – total 5:25:54 – 1:25:03 2:32:00 3:44:38 4:31:06 5:30:23 6:39:24 7:37:26 8:24:58 9:1:00:56 - No. 1 movements: 8:27 · 7:03 · 3:49 · 5:44 - No. 2 movements: 11:41 · 9:50 · 4:20 · 6:09 - No. 3 movements: 15:37 · 13:00 · 5:19 · 10:42 - No. 4 movements: 10:51 · 8:28 · 5:15 · 6:32 - No. 5 movements: 6:43 · 8:44 · 4:44 · 10:12 - No. 6 movements: 11:18 · 11:13 · 4:47 · 3:19 · 8:47 - No. 7 movements: 12:46 · 7:59 · 8:07 · 8:34 - No. 8 movements: 8:35 · 3:41 · 5:37 · 7:05 - No. 9 movements: 13:50 · 13:41 · 11:55 · 21:30 - **Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Nos. 1–8), Philharmonia Orchestra (No. 9)**, Hyperion, recorded 2006 – total 5:37:01 – 1:26:09 2:33:15 3:47:01 4:31:33 5:31:25 6:40:02 7:38:17 8:27:49 9:1:01:30 - No. 1 movements: 8:44 · 7:38 · 4:02 · 5:45 - No. 2 movements: 12:11 · 10:05 · 4:47 · 6:12 - No. 3 movements: 16:40 · 14:01 · 5:22 · 10:58 - No. 4 movements: 11:03 · 8:18 · 5:25 · 6:47 - No. 5 movements: 7:04 · 8:44 · 4:55 · 10:42 - No. 6 movements: 11:31 · 11:31 · 4:56 · 3:25 · 8:39 - No. 7 movements: 13:19 · 8:03 · 8:08 · 8:47 - No. 8 movements: 8:58 · 4:05 · 5:59 · 8:47 - No. 9 movements: 14:14 · 13:18 · 12:41 · 21:17 ### Antonello Manacorda https://beethoven.is/sets/antonello-manacorda - **Kammerakademie Podsdam**, Sony, recorded 2021–2024 – total 5:44:05 – 1:25:08 2:32:54 3:48:33 4:33:45 5:33:38 6:43:44 7:40:13 8:23:25 9:1:02:45 - No. 1 movements: 8:54 · 7:13 · 3:24 · 5:37 - No. 2 movements: 12:26 · 10:30 · 3:41 · 6:17 - No. 3 movements: 17:08 · 14:51 · 5:33 · 11:01 - No. 4 movements: 11:51 · 9:55 · 5:31 · 6:28 - No. 5 movements: 6:55 · 8:52 · 7:28 · 10:23 - No. 6 movements: 11:18 · 13:29 · 5:12 · 3:55 · 9:50 - No. 7 movements: 13:37 · 8:48 · 9:12 · 8:36 - No. 8 movements: 8:13 · 4:02 · 4:27 · 6:43 - No. 9 movements: 13:32 · 13:15 · 13:06 · 22:52 ### Sir Neville Marriner https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-neville-marriner - **Academy of the St-Martin-in-the-Fields**, Decca, recorded 1971–1990 – total 5:56:09 – 1:27:07 2:32:15 3:49:40 4:33:57 5:33:59 6:44:49 7:41:02 8:26:02 9:1:07:18 - No. 1 movements: 9:18 · 8:05 · 3:49 · 5:55 - No. 2 movements: 10:37 · 11:26 · 3:52 · 6:20 - No. 3 movements: 17:13 · 15:23 · 5:33 · 11:31 - No. 4 movements: 11:39 · 9:50 · 5:34 · 6:54 - No. 5 movements: 7:38 · 10:19 · 4:51 · 11:11 - No. 6 movements: 11:47 · 13:47 · 5:22 · 3:50 · 10:03 - No. 7 movements: 14:58 · 9:30 · 9:28 · 7:06 - No. 8 movements: 10:17 · 4:09 · 4:45 · 6:51 - No. 9 movements: 15:16 · 13:12 · 14:55 · 23:55 ### Kurt Masur https://beethoven.is/sets/kurt-masur - **Gewandhausorchester Leipzig**, Philips, recorded 1972–1974 – total 5:58:25 – 1:27:16 2:36:47 3:49:43 4:35:09 5:32:59 6:44:03 7:36:02 8:27:03 9:1:09:23 - No. 1 movements: 9:01 · 8:44 · 3:38 · 5:53 - No. 2 movements: 13:07 · 13:07 · 3:49 · 6:44 - No. 3 movements: 15:27 · 16:08 · 5:56 · 12:12 - No. 4 movements: 11:52 · 10:15 · 6:03 · 6:59 - No. 5 movements: 8:11 · 10:11 · 5:31 · 9:06 - No. 6 movements: 12:55 · 12:43 · 5:45 · 3:38 · 9:02 - No. 7 movements: 12:03 · 8:34 · 8:44 · 6:41 - No. 8 movements: 10:13 · 4:30 · 4:42 · 7:38 - No. 9 movements: 16:17 · 14:05 · 15:02 · 23:59 - **Gewandhausorchester Leipzig**, Pentatone, recorded 1987–1993 – total 5:52:23 – 1:25:40 2:33:28 3:48:04 4:33:33 5:36:59 6:42:39 7:39:53 8:26:26 9:1:05:41 - No. 1 movements: 8:28 · 7:48 · 3:38 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 12:02 · 10:58 · 4:02 · 6:26 - No. 3 movements: 16:47 · 14:20 · 5:37 · 11:20 - No. 4 movements: 11:09 · 9:33 · 6:04 · 6:47 - No. 5 movements: 7:20 · 10:07 · 8:32 · 11:00 - No. 6 movements: 12:00 · 12:39 · 5:43 · 3:35 · 8:42 - No. 7 movements: 14:07 · 8:34 · 9:17 · 7:55 - No. 8 movements: 9:48 · 4:27 · 4:37 · 7:34 - No. 9 movements: 15:36 · 11:34 · 14:46 · 23:45 ### Lovro von Matačić https://beethoven.is/sets/lovro-von-matacic - **Orchestra Symphonica di Milano della RAI**, Altus, recorded 1962 – total 6:07:19 – 1:27:17 2:34:24 3:50:32 4:37:28 5:36:19 6:43:08 7:39:17 8:28:50 9:1:10:04 - No. 1 movements: 9:53 · 6:49 · 4:07 · 6:28 - No. 2 movements: 10:53 · 12:33 · 4:00 · 6:58 - No. 3 movements: 15:48 · 15:57 · 6:05 · 12:42 - No. 4 movements: 12:33 · 11:11 · 6:11 · 7:33 - No. 5 movements: 8:49 · 11:17 · 6:02 · 10:11 - No. 6 movements: 11:03 · 12:36 · 5:46 · 3:50 · 9:53 - No. 7 movements: 13:39 · 9:09 · 8:05 · 8:24 - No. 8 movements: 10:13 · 4:29 · 4:57 · 9:11 - No. 9 movements: 16:07 · 12:45 · 15:44 · 25:28 - **Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra**, Prominent Classics, recorded 1980–1981 – total 5:46:47 – 1:26:23 2:33:40 3:48:15 4:33:07 5:33:42 6:41:04 7:34:34 8:26:52 9:1:09:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:57 · 6:07 · 4:15 · 6:04 - No. 2 movements: 11:01 · 11:32 · 4:11 · 6:56 - No. 3 movements: 15:13 · 14:38 · 6:04 · 12:20 - No. 4 movements: 10:29 · 10:55 · 6:00 · 5:43 - No. 5 movements: 8:01 · 10:31 · 6:05 · 9:05 - No. 6 movements: 10:26 · 11:33 · 5:49 · 4:04 · 9:12 - No. 7 movements: 12:09 · 8:08 · 7:20 · 6:57 - No. 8 movements: 10:13 · 4:10 · 5:06 · 7:23 - No. 9 movements: 16:17 · 11:27 · 16:15 · 25:11 ### Zubin Mehta https://beethoven.is/sets/zubin-mehta - **Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino**, Dynamic, recorded 2021–2022 – total 6:08:48 – 1:27:26 2:37:07 3:50:44 4:36:31 5:34:18 6:46:21 7:38:51 8:29:14 9:1:08:16 - No. 1 movements: 10:20 · 6:38 · 3:50 · 6:38 - No. 2 movements: 14:13 · 11:25 · 4:05 · 7:24 - No. 3 movements: 16:10 · 15:10 · 6:30 · 12:54 - No. 4 movements: 12:10 · 10:20 · 6:24 · 7:37 - No. 5 movements: 8:15 · 10:00 · 5:43 · 10:20 - No. 6 movements: 13:10 · 12:38 · 5:54 · 4:07 · 10:32 - No. 7 movements: 13:33 · 9:10 · 8:07 · 8:01 - No. 8 movements: 10:44 · 4:16 · 5:24 · 8:50 - No. 9 movements: 17:06 · 12:23 · 13:32 · 25:15 ### Willem Mengelberg https://beethoven.is/sets/willem-mengelberg - **Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra**, Andromeda et al., recorded 1940 – total 5:41:45 – 1:24:29 2:35:37 3:45:01 4:36:00 5:29:46 6:38:20 7:37:57 8:26:40 9:1:07:55 - No. 1 movements: 8:46 · 6:24 · 3:32 · 5:47 - No. 2 movements: 12:29 · 12:19 · 3:54 · 6:55 - No. 3 movements: 14:16 · 15:51 · 3:58 · 10:56 - No. 4 movements: 12:05 · 10:50 · 5:47 · 7:18 - No. 5 movements: 6:24 · 9:05 · 5:21 · 8:56 - No. 6 movements: 8:31 · 12:15 · 5:36 · 3:36 · 8:22 - No. 7 movements: 11:55 · 9:18 · 9:40 · 7:04 - No. 8 movements: 9:49 · 3:56 · 4:49 · 8:06 - No. 9 movements: 14:43 · 11:43 · 15:41 · 25:48 ### Yehudi Menuhin https://beethoven.is/sets/yehudi-menuhin - **Sinfonia Varsovia**, IMP Records, recorded 1994 – total 5:47:34 – 1:25:53 2:34:18 3:50:13 4:33:46 5:32:17 6:40:58 7:38:54 8:25:31 9:1:05:44 - No. 1 movements: 10:25 · 6:01 · 3:29 · 5:58 - No. 2 movements: 13:15 · 11:04 · 3:37 · 6:22 - No. 3 movements: 17:09 · 15:12 · 5:35 · 12:17 - No. 4 movements: 12:00 · 9:50 · 5:20 · 6:36 - No. 5 movements: 7:32 · 9:33 · 4:50 · 10:22 - No. 6 movements: 11:07 · 12:28 · 4:54 · 3:29 · 9:00 - No. 7 movements: 14:45 · 8:40 · 6:48 · 8:41 - No. 8 movements: 9:20 · 4:25 · 4:23 · 7:23 - No. 9 movements: 16:34 · 10:49 · 15:51 · 22:30 ### Pierre Monteux https://beethoven.is/sets/pierre-monteux - **Wiener Philharmoniker (No. 1), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–3, 5–6, 9), NDR Sinfonieorchester (No. 4), NBC Symphony Orchestra (No. 7), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (No. 8)**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1953–1960 – total 5:27:40 – 1:24:31 2:31:55 3:45:38 4:30:47 5:29:13 6:40:52 7:35:07 8:26:38 9:1:02:59 - No. 1 movements: 9:01 · 6:09 · 3:25 · 5:56 - No. 2 movements: 10:11 · 11:38 · 3:35 · 6:31 - No. 3 movements: 14:26 · 14:31 · 5:32 · 11:09 - No. 4 movements: 10:27 · 9:05 · 5:49 · 5:26 - No. 5 movements: 6:49 · 9:28 · 4:49 · 8:07 - No. 6 movements: 11:56 · 11:45 · 4:56 · 3:12 · 9:03 - No. 7 movements: 11:40 · 8:37 · 8:15 · 6:35 - No. 8 movements: 9:54 · 3:52 · 5:07 · 7:45 - No. 9 movements: 15:10 · 11:08 · 13:12 · 23:29 - **Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1, 3, 6, 8), London Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2, 4–5, 7, 9)**, Decca, recorded 1957–1962 – total 5:44:12 – 1:23:55 2:30:48 3:47:56 4:34:08 5:32:23 6:44:04 7:36:22 8:26:09 9:1:08:27 - No. 1 movements: 8:57 · 6:04 · 3:21 · 5:33 - No. 2 movements: 9:56 · 10:57 · 3:22 · 6:33 - No. 3 movements: 14:44 · 15:01 · 5:45 · 12:26 - No. 4 movements: 12:38 · 9:17 · 5:43 · 6:30 - No. 5 movements: 7:28 · 11:09 · 5:07 · 8:39 - No. 6 movements: 12:30 · 11:45 · 5:18 · 5:34 · 8:57 - No. 7 movements: 12:02 · 8:41 · 9:07 · 6:32 - No. 8 movements: 9:58 · 3:40 · 5:01 · 7:30 - No. 9 movements: 16:17 · 11:50 · 14:49 · 25:31 ### Wyn Morris https://beethoven.is/sets/wyn-morris - **London Symphony Orchestra**, IMP Classics et al., recorded 1987–1988 – total 6:01:05 – 1:25:43 2:34:30 3:52:44 4:34:50 5:32:30 6:42:49 7:40:36 8:25:43 9:1:11:40 - No. 1 movements: 8:30 · 7:28 · 3:43 · 6:02 - No. 2 movements: 12:19 · 12:14 · 3:26 · 6:31 - No. 3 movements: 17:30 · 17:21 · 5:28 · 12:25 - No. 4 movements: 12:06 · 10:05 · 5:36 · 7:03 - No. 5 movements: 7:17 · 9:40 · 5:13 · 10:20 - No. 6 movements: 11:20 · 13:00 · 5:07 · 3:38 · 9:44 - No. 7 movements: 14:01 · 8:26 · 9:07 · 9:02 - No. 8 movements: 9:07 · 4:07 · 4:51 · 7:38 - No. 9 movements: 15:45 · 13:28 · 17:24 · 25:03 ### Charles Munch https://beethoven.is/sets/charles-munch - **Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–7, 9), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (No. 8)**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1950–1961 – total 5:27:12 – 1:24:48 2:32:20 3:47:25 4:30:14 5:31:23 6:37:35 7:37:52 8:21:48 9:1:03:47 - No. 1 movements: 8:23 · 8:24 · 3:09 · 4:52 - No. 2 movements: 10:12 · 11:45 · 3:16 · 7:07 - No. 3 movements: 14:14 · 16:50 · 4:16 · 12:05 - No. 4 movements: 10:48 · 9:19 · 4:48 · 5:19 - No. 5 movements: 6:29 · 11:41 · 5:11 · 8:02 - No. 6 movements: 9:28 · 12:36 · 2:56 · 3:34 · 9:01 - No. 7 movements: 13:02 · 10:00 · 7:38 · 7:12 - No. 8 movements: 7:07 · 3:38 · 3:45 · 7:18 - No. 9 movements: 14:30 · 9:02 · 15:32 · 24:43 ### Riccardo Muti https://beethoven.is/sets/riccardo-muti - **Philadelphia Orchestra**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1985–1988 – total 6:00:31 – 1:25:51 2:34:02 3:51:52 4:33:25 5:32:45 6:45:31 7:40:32 8:24:51 9:1:11:42 - No. 1 movements: 8:45 · 8:12 · 3:30 · 5:24 - No. 2 movements: 12:32 · 11:40 · 3:39 · 6:11 - No. 3 movements: 17:43 · 16:18 · 6:00 · 11:51 - No. 4 movements: 11:08 · 10:02 · 5:27 · 6:48 - No. 5 movements: 7:18 · 9:54 · 5:09 · 10:24 - No. 6 movements: 12:38 · 12:40 · 5:53 · 3:59 · 10:21 - No. 7 movements: 13:18 · 9:00 · 9:39 · 8:35 - No. 8 movements: 8:59 · 3:40 · 4:54 · 7:18 - No. 9 movements: 16:25 · 14:42 · 16:04 · 24:31 - **Filarmonica della Scala**, Musicom, recorded 1997–1998 – total 6:04:37 – 1:27:19 2:34:15 3:54:33 4:34:49 5:30:34 6:44:35 7:40:56 8:27:18 9:1:10:18 - No. 1 movements: 9:04 · 8:14 · 3:51 · 6:10 - No. 2 movements: 12:21 · 11:29 · 3:39 · 6:46 - No. 3 movements: 18:28 · 17:20 · 5:47 · 12:58 - No. 4 movements: 11:37 · 10:34 · 5:34 · 7:04 - No. 5 movements: 7:43 · 10:13 · 5:34 · 7:04 - No. 6 movements: 12:32 · 12:29 · 5:27 · 3:56 · 10:11 - No. 7 movements: 13:25 · 9:01 · 9:25 · 9:05 - No. 8 movements: 10:10 · 4:23 · 4:49 · 7:56 - No. 9 movements: 16:22 · 13:11 · 16:10 · 24:35 ### Kent Nagano https://beethoven.is/sets/kent-nagano - **Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal**, Analekta et al., recorded 2007–2014 – total 5:39:32 – 1:24:55 2:32:36 3:47:53 4:32:09 5:34:11 6:41:02 7:39:29 8:23:55 9:1:03:22 - No. 1 movements: 8:41 · 7:07 · 3:24 · 5:43 - No. 2 movements: 12:09 · 10:24 · 3:36 · 6:27 - No. 3 movements: 16:49 · 13:58 · 5:47 · 11:19 - No. 4 movements: 10:59 · 8:55 · 5:21 · 6:54 - No. 5 movements: 6:56 · 8:49 · 7:56 · 10:30 - No. 6 movements: 11:52 · 11:41 · 4:51 · 3:33 · 9:05 - No. 7 movements: 13:23 · 8:09 · 8:59 · 8:58 - No. 8 movements: 8:45 · 3:51 · 4:38 · 6:41 - No. 9 movements: 14:52 · 12:58 · 13:20 · 22:12 ### Anton Nanut https://beethoven.is/sets/anton-nanut - **Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana**, Stradivari Classics et al., recorded c. 1987–1994 – total 5:51:14 – 1:26:28 2:35:09 3:50:15 4:35:17 5:32:42 6:44:24 7:35:11 8:28:06 9:1:03:42 - No. 1 movements: 9:12 · 8:00 · 3:30 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 13:27 · 11:48 · 3:36 · 6:18 - No. 3 movements: 14:44 · 16:56 · 6:16 · 12:19 - No. 4 movements: 12:23 · 9:33 · 6:16 · 7:05 - No. 5 movements: 7:23 · 11:02 · 5:23 · 8:54 - No. 6 movements: 10:41 · 13:40 · 5:36 · 4:14 · 10:13 - No. 7 movements: 11:53 · 8:57 · 7:35 · 6:46 - No. 8 movements: 10:13 · 4:12 · 5:04 · 8:37 - No. 9 movements: 14:37 · 11:44 · 13:41 · 23:40 ### John Nelson https://beethoven.is/sets/john-nelson - **Ensemble Orchestral de Paris**, Ambroisie – Naïve, recorded 2005–2006 – total 5:36:20 – 1:25:53 2:31:19 3:47:13 4:34:39 5:31:17 6:40:18 7:37:49 8:23:55 9:1:03:57 - No. 1 movements: 8:38 · 7:44 · 3:34 · 5:57 - No. 2 movements: 11:58 · 9:50 · 3:34 · 5:57 - No. 3 movements: 16:24 · 14:24 · 5:36 · 10:49 - No. 4 movements: 11:15 · 8:51 · 5:41 · 8:52 - No. 5 movements: 6:55 · 8:38 · 4:52 · 10:52 - No. 6 movements: 10:46 · 11:42 · 4:54 · 3:41 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 12:53 · 7:51 · 8:28 · 8:37 - No. 8 movements: 8:21 · 3:49 · 4:50 · 6:55 - No. 9 movements: 14:07 · 12:56 · 13:20 · 23:34 ### Andris Nelsons https://beethoven.is/sets/andris-nelsons - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2017–2019 – total 5:55:48 – 1:27:50 2:34:26 3:52:26 4:34:18 5:34:43 6:40:56 7:36:16 8:26:29 9:1:08:24 - No. 1 movements: 9:45 · 8:46 · 3:24 · 5:55 - No. 2 movements: 12:30 · 12:04 · 3:34 · 6:18 - No. 3 movements: 17:40 · 16:34 · 5:53 · 12:19 - No. 4 movements: 11:30 · 10:16 · 5:38 · 6:54 - No. 5 movements: 7:42 · 10:35 · 5:14 · 11:12 - No. 6 movements: 9:45 · 12:20 · 5:08 · 3:38 · 10:05 - No. 7 movements: 11:50 · 8:59 · 8:38 · 6:49 - No. 8 movements: 9:52 · 4:25 · 4:40 · 7:32 - No. 9 movements: 16:42 · 11:59 · 16:00 · 23:43 ### Yannick Nézet-Séguin https://beethoven.is/sets/yannick-nezet-seguin - **Chamber Orchestra of Europe**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2021 – total 5:47:12 – 1:25:39 2:32:32 3:47:46 4:33:33 5:32:38 6:42:12 7:38:52 8:26:26 9:1:07:34 - No. 1 movements: 8:59 · 7:17 · 3:57 · 5:26 - No. 2 movements: 11:49 · 9:58 · 4:29 · 6:16 - No. 3 movements: 16:20 · 14:48 · 5:28 · 11:10 - No. 4 movements: 11:36 · 9:23 · 5:46 · 6:48 - No. 5 movements: 7:00 · 9:22 · 5:23 · 10:53 - No. 6 movements: 11:53 · 12:23 · 5:05 · 3:42 · 9:09 - No. 7 movements: 13:27 · 8:54 · 8:10 · 8:21 - No. 8 movements: 9:09 · 3:41 · 6:00 · 7:36 - No. 9 movements: 15:33 · 12:59 · 15:36 · 23:26 ### Sir Roger Norrington https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington - **The London Classical Players**, Virgin Classics et al., recorded 1987–1989 – total 5:32:18 – 1:25:46 2:32:44 3:43:11 4:30:40 5:33:43 6:40:05 7:38:21 8:25:28 9:1:02:20 - No. 1 movements: 8:49 · 7:08 · 4:19 · 5:30 - No. 2 movements: 11:55 · 10:01 · 4:37 · 6:11 - No. 3 movements: 15:13 · 12:13 · 5:43 · 10:02 - No. 4 movements: 10:50 · 7:50 · 5:35 · 6:25 - No. 5 movements: 6:33 · 8:48 · 7:40 · 10:42 - No. 6 movements: 10:33 · 11:56 · 5:08 · 3:43 · 8:45 - No. 7 movements: 13:52 · 7:14 · 8:13 · 9:02 - No. 8 movements: 8:50 · 3:54 · 5:40 · 7:04 - No. 9 movements: 14:13 · 14:20 · 11:08 · 22:39 - **Radio–Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR**, SWR Musik, recorded 2002 – total 5:29:37 – 1:25:20 2:31:30 3:43:46 4:31:07 5:33:29 6:40:38 7:37:53 8:23:35 9:1:02:19 - No. 1 movements: 8:44 · 6:37 · 3:58 · 6:01 - No. 2 movements: 11:31 · 9:06 · 4:06 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 15:46 · 12:18 · 5:46 · 9:56 - No. 4 movements: 11:25 · 7:32 · 5:30 · 6:40 - No. 5 movements: 6:21 · 8:08 · 7:47 · 11:13 - No. 6 movements: 10:43 · 11:32 · 5:05 · 3:35 · 9:43 - No. 7 movements: 13:38 · 6:39 · 8:17 · 9:19 - No. 8 movements: 8:09 · 3:32 · 4:43 · 7:11 - No. 9 movements: 14:11 · 13:58 · 12:07 · 22:03 ### Gianandrea Noseda https://beethoven.is/sets/gianandrea-noseda - **National Symphony Orchestra**, NSO, recorded 2022–2023 – total 5:38:26 – 1:26:37 2:32:40 3:47:41 4:31:43 5:30:40 6:40:45 7:38:26 8:25:40 9:1:04:14 - No. 1 movements: 9:05 · 7:46 · 3:58 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 11:45 · 11:03 · 3:33 · 6:19 - No. 3 movements: 16:41 · 14:22 · 5:20 · 11:18 - No. 4 movements: 10:34 · 9:25 · 5:17 · 6:27 - No. 5 movements: 6:41 · 8:50 · 4:41 · 10:28 - No. 6 movements: 11:16 · 11:37 · 4:38 · 3:30 · 9:44 - No. 7 movements: 13:25 · 7:47 · 9:12 · 8:02 - No. 8 movements: 9:11 · 4:08 · 4:48 · 7:33 - No. 9 movements: 14:58 · 13:18 · 13:16 · 22:42 ### Ryusuke Numajiri https://beethoven.is/sets/ryusuke-numajiri - **Tokyo Mozart Players**, Exton, recorded c. 2000 – total 6:05:00 – 1:28:35 2:34:44 3:49:30 4:33:07 5:32:36 6:46:06 7:39:11 8:30:31 9:1:10:40 - No. 1 movements: 9:58 · 8:49 · 3:41 · 6:07 - No. 2 movements: 13:07 · 11:01 · 3:53 · 6:43 - No. 3 movements: 14:29 · 16:22 · 5:56 · 12:43 - No. 4 movements: 11:36 · 9:11 · 5:37 · 6:43 - No. 5 movements: 7:41 · 10:26 · 5:39 · 8:50 - No. 6 movements: 12:16 · 12:27 · 5:16 · 3:34 · 9:33 - No. 7 movements: 14:24 · 8:46 · 9:02 · 6:59 - No. 8 movements: 13:21 · 4:20 · 4:56 · 7:54 - No. 9 movements: 16:25 · 13:59 · 15:22 · 24:54 ### Eugene Ormandy https://beethoven.is/sets/eugene-ormandy - **Philadelphia Orchestra**, Sony, recorded 1961–1966 – total 5:45:14 – 1:26:39 2:31:59 3:50:01 4:32:28 5:31:36 6:37:38 7:40:01 8:26:40 9:1:08:12 - No. 1 movements: 9:33 · 7:04 · 3:55 · 6:07 - No. 2 movements: 10:04 · 11:53 · 3:25 · 6:37 - No. 3 movements: 14:50 · 17:03 · 5:50 · 12:18 - No. 4 movements: 9:52 · 9:54 · 5:41 · 7:01 - No. 5 movements: 6:24 · 10:30 · 5:29 · 9:13 - No. 6 movements: 9:19 · 12:21 · 3:00 · 3:35 · 9:23 - No. 7 movements: 13:37 · 9:28 · 9:38 · 7:18 - No. 8 movements: 9:59 · 4:08 · 4:47 · 7:46 - No. 9 movements: 15:17 · 13:49 · 15:11 · 23:55 ### Tadaaki Otaka https://beethoven.is/sets/tadaaki-otaka - **Sapporo Symphony Orchestra**, Fontec, recorded 2011 – total 5:41:35 – 1:26:47 2:34:40 3:49:10 4:32:25 5:33:00 6:40:10 7:38:40 8:26:31 9:1:00:12 - No. 1 movements: 9:17 · 7:38 · 4:13 · 5:39 - No. 2 movements: 12:37 · 10:57 · 4:43 · 6:23 - No. 3 movements: 16:59 · 14:43 · 5:58 · 11:30 - No. 4 movements: 11:10 · 9:05 · 5:36 · 6:34 - No. 5 movements: 7:07 · 9:47 · 5:12 · 10:54 - No. 6 movements: 9:30 · 11:53 · 5:14 · 3:40 · 9:53 - No. 7 movements: 13:45 · 7:36 · 8:42 · 8:37 - No. 8 movements: 9:38 · 3:55 · 5:40 · 7:18 - No. 9 movements: 15:00 · 7:38 · 14:07 · 23:27 ### Seiji Ozawa https://beethoven.is/sets/seiji-ozawa - **Saito Kinen Orchestra**, Decca et al., recorded 1993–2002 – total 5:46:09 – 1:25:54 2:31:43 3:49:52 4:33:09 5:27:59 6:41:50 7:41:26 8:26:04 9:1:08:12 - No. 1 movements: 9:01 · 7:16 · 3:46 · 5:51 - No. 2 movements: 11:48 · 9:58 · 3:42 · 6:15 - No. 3 movements: 16:50 · 15:20 · 5:52 · 11:50 - No. 4 movements: 11:23 · 9:24 · 5:35 · 6:47 - No. 5 movements: 6:54 · 8:43 · 5:35 · 6:47 - No. 6 movements: 11:48 · 11:56 · 5:13 · 3:35 · 9:18 - No. 7 movements: 14:10 · 8:39 · 9:40 · 8:57 - No. 8 movements: 9:23 · 4:06 · 4:31 · 8:04 - No. 9 movements: 16:05 · 13:33 · 14:07 · 24:27 ### Mikhail Pletnev https://beethoven.is/sets/mikhail-pletnev - **Russian National Orchestra**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2006 – total 5:36:05 – 1:26:56 2:31:02 3:49:34 4:33:05 5:31:10 6:37:17 7:38:55 8:25:39 9:1:02:27 - No. 1 movements: 9:22 · 8:17 · 3:38 · 5:39 - No. 2 movements: 11:11 · 10:28 · 3:34 · 5:49 - No. 3 movements: 16:42 · 15:59 · 5:45 · 11:08 - No. 4 movements: 11:29 · 9:36 · 5:41 · 6:19 - No. 5 movements: 8:08 · 10:26 · 4:44 · 7:52 - No. 6 movements: 9:53 · 10:08 · 5:24 · 3:16 · 8:36 - No. 7 movements: 12:25 · 8:35 · 9:49 · 8:06 - No. 8 movements: 9:50 · 4:05 · 4:33 · 7:11 - No. 9 movements: 14:25 · 12:25 · 11:43 · 23:54 ### Antonino Polizzi https://beethoven.is/sets/antonino-polizzi - **Prague Symphony Orchestra (No. 1), Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–9)**, Harmonia Mundi, recorded 1986 (No. 1), 1990–1994 (Nos. 2–9) – total 5:25:52 – 1:22:43 2:30:43 3:48:32 4:30:28 5:30:35 6:38:40 7:35:23 8:25:02 9:1:03:46 - No. 1 movements: 6:58 · 6:21 · 3:19 · 6:05 - No. 2 movements: 9:41 · 10:33 · 3:47 · 6:42 - No. 3 movements: 14:51 · 16:01 · 5:51 · 11:49 - No. 4 movements: 10:07 · 9:28 · 5:23 · 5:30 - No. 5 movements: 5:58 · 10:41 · 5:24 · 8:32 - No. 6 movements: 8:54 · 11:43 · 5:15 · 3:42 · 9:06 - No. 7 movements: 11:44 · 8:54 · 7:23 · 7:22 - No. 8 movements: 7:48 · 3:59 · 5:19 · 7:56 - No. 9 movements: 15:10 · 9:15 · 14:42 · 24:39 ### David Porcelijn https://beethoven.is/sets/david-porcelijn - **Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra**, ABC Classics, recorded 1999–2000 – total 5:19:39 – 1:24:49 2:29:04 3:47:12 4:29:19 5:30:40 6:38:37 7:36:38 8:23:57 9:59:23 - No. 1 movements: 8:10 · 7:01 · 4:02 · 5:36 - No. 2 movements: 10:25 · 8:46 · 3:51 · 6:02 - No. 3 movements: 16:36 · 13:46 · 5:31 · 11:19 - No. 4 movements: 10:19 · 7:30 · 5:18 · 6:12 - No. 5 movements: 6:54 · 7:50 · 4:32 · 11:24 - No. 6 movements: 10:32 · 11:17 · 4:45 · 3:41 · 8:22 - No. 7 movements: 12:43 · 7:11 · 8:00 · 8:44 - No. 8 movements: 8:00 · 3:40 · 5:31 · 6:46 - No. 9 movements: 14:06 · 12:09 · 12:06 · 21:02 ### Wojciech Rajski https://beethoven.is/sets/wojciech-rajski - **Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra**, Tacet, recorded 2006–2015 – total 5:32:33 – 1:25:00 2:31:46 3:45:54 4:32:53 5:31:32 6:41:27 7:37:51 8:25:02 9:1:01:08 - No. 1 movements: 8:04 · 7:09 · 4:19 · 5:28 - No. 2 movements: 11:30 · 9:51 · 4:20 · 6:05 - No. 3 movements: 15:59 · 13:58 · 5:32 · 10:25 - No. 4 movements: 11:12 · 9:30 · 5:49 · 6:22 - No. 5 movements: 6:54 · 9:08 · 4:36 · 10:54 - No. 6 movements: 11:02 · 12:16 · 4:53 · 3:42 · 9:34 - No. 7 movements: 13:20 · 7:50 · 8:31 · 8:10 - No. 8 movements: 8:41 · 3:52 · 5:39 · 6:50 - No. 9 movements: 13:43 · 12:42 · 13:11 · 21:32 ### Sir Simon Rattle https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-simon-rattle - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, EMI/Warner, recorded 2002 – total 5:53:13 – 1:25:24 2:32:02 3:49:44 4:33:45 5:31:56 6:44:40 7:39:52 8:25:55 9:1:09:55 - No. 1 movements: 8:37 · 7:07 · 4:04 · 5:36 - No. 2 movements: 12:03 · 10:20 · 3:31 · 6:08 - No. 3 movements: 16:21 · 15:14 · 6:02 · 12:07 - No. 4 movements: 11:47 · 9:53 · 5:28 · 6:37 - No. 5 movements: 7:24 · 9:07 · 4:47 · 10:38 - No. 6 movements: 12:36 · 12:20 · 5:24 · 4:00 · 10:20 - No. 7 movements: 14:09 · 8:25 · 8:28 · 8:50 - No. 8 movements: 9:29 · 3:59 · 4:46 · 7:41 - No. 9 movements: 16:55 · 11:59 · 17:03 · 23:58 - **Berliner Philharmoniker**, Berlin Phil Media GmbH, recorded 2015 – total 5:43:26 – 1:24:42 2:30:51 3:49:09 4:33:29 5:30:32 6:42:36 7:39:12 8:25:08 9:1:07:47 - No. 1 movements: 8:36 · 7:17 · 3:24 · 5:25 - No. 2 movements: 11:33 · 9:54 · 3:24 · 6:00 - No. 3 movements: 16:20 · 15:17 · 5:50 · 11:42 - No. 4 movements: 11:36 · 9:46 · 5:29 · 6:38 - No. 5 movements: 6:59 · 9:03 · 4:35 · 9:55 - No. 6 movements: 12:00 · 11:57 · 5:04 · 3:53 · 9:42 - No. 7 movements: 13:45 · 8:43 · 8:27 · 8:17 - No. 8 movements: 9:10 · 3:54 · 4:38 · 7:26 - No. 9 movements: 15:20 · 13:27 · 15:56 · 23:04 ### Heinz Rögner https://beethoven.is/sets/heinz-rogner - **Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra**, Tokuma Japan, recorded 1986–1994 – total 5:45:24 – 1:22:50 2:33:31 3:50:16 4:31:03 5:32:21 6:43:12 7:36:07 8:27:02 9:1:09:02 - No. 1 movements: 7:23 · 6:50 · 3:51 · 4:46 - No. 2 movements: 10:32 · 12:10 · 4:02 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 14:25 · 17:03 · 6:10 · 12:38 - No. 4 movements: 9:47 · 9:55 · 5:57 · 5:24 - No. 5 movements: 7:37 · 10:17 · 5:36 · 8:51 - No. 6 movements: 12:19 · 13:48 · 3:16 · 4:00 · 9:49 - No. 7 movements: 12:11 · 8:24 · 9:09 · 6:23 - No. 8 movements: 9:24 · 4:20 · 5:16 · 8:02 - No. 9 movements: 16:56 · 10:51 · 15:38 · 25:37 ### Kurt Sanderling https://beethoven.is/sets/kurt-sanderling - **Philharmonia Orchestra**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1981 – total 6:20:52 – 1:28:30 2:38:37 3:55:49 4:36:54 5:35:10 6:44:53 7:41:02 8:28:34 9:1:11:23 - No. 1 movements: 9:51 · 8:54 · 3:43 · 6:02 - No. 2 movements: 14:17 · 13:31 · 3:58 · 6:51 - No. 3 movements: 18:32 · 17:27 · 6:29 · 13:21 - No. 4 movements: 12:36 · 10:40 · 6:04 · 7:34 - No. 5 movements: 8:04 · 10:38 · 6:05 · 10:23 - No. 6 movements: 11:12 · 13:20 · 5:51 · 3:53 · 10:37 - No. 7 movements: 14:03 · 10:03 · 9:41 · 7:15 - No. 8 movements: 10:04 · 4:28 · 5:51 · 8:11 - No. 9 movements: 17:21 · 10:32 · 17:18 · 26:12 ### Michael Sanderling https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-sanderling - **Dresdner Philhamonie**, Sony, recorded 2015–2018 – total 5:53:27 – 1:26:40 2:33:37 3:48:43 4:34:58 5:33:47 6:41:14 7:41:22 8:25:53 9:1:07:13 - No. 1 movements: 9:23 · 7:02 · 4:18 · 5:57 - No. 2 movements: 12:09 · 11:02 · 3:55 · 6:31 - No. 3 movements: 17:19 · 14:00 · 5:48 · 11:36 - No. 4 movements: 11:47 · 10:04 · 5:58 · 7:09 - No. 5 movements: 7:43 · 9:38 · 5:25 · 11:01 - No. 6 movements: 11:42 · 11:51 · 5:25 · 3:46 · 8:30 - No. 7 movements: 14:57 · 8:35 · 9:16 · 8:34 - No. 8 movements: 9:16 · 4:10 · 4:44 · 7:43 - No. 9 movements: 16:05 · 13:59 · 13:36 · 23:33 ### Jukka-Pekka Saraste https://beethoven.is/sets/jukka-pekka-saraste - **WDR Sinfonieorchester**, Profil Hänssler, recorded 2017–2018 – total 5:42:32 – 1:26:04 2:34:25 3:51:19 4:33:30 5:32:30 6:40:39 7:36:03 8:26:03 9:1:01:59 - No. 1 movements: 9:15 · 7:34 · 3:29 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 12:47 · 11:09 · 3:56 · 6:33 - No. 3 movements: 17:56 · 15:20 · 6:01 · 12:02 - No. 4 movements: 11:24 · 9:28 · 5:42 · 6:56 - No. 5 movements: 7:15 · 9:15 · 5:23 · 10:37 - No. 6 movements: 11:31 · 11:07 · 5:17 · 3:36 · 9:08 - No. 7 movements: 13:45 · 7:37 · 7:55 · 6:46 - No. 8 movements: 9:32 · 4:01 · 4:47 · 7:43 - No. 9 movements: 15:40 · 11:28 · 12:44 · 22:07 ### Jordi Savall https://beethoven.is/sets/jordi-savall - **Le Concert des Nations**, Alia Vox, recorded 2019–2021 – total 5:39:08 – 1:25:45 2:34:12 3:43:54 4:32:17 5:34:24 6:42:02 7:39:16 8:24:43 9:1:02:35 - No. 1 movements: 9:07 · 6:52 · 4:00 · 5:46 - No. 2 movements: 12:21 · 10:27 · 4:36 · 6:48 - No. 3 movements: 15:31 · 12:48 · 5:29 · 10:06 - No. 4 movements: 11:17 · 8:29 · 5:34 · 6:57 - No. 5 movements: 7:07 · 8:28 · 7:47 · 11:02 - No. 6 movements: 11:04 · 12:07 · 4:54 · 4:02 · 9:55 - No. 7 movements: 14:04 · 7:33 · 8:29 · 9:10 - No. 8 movements: 8:23 · 3:43 · 5:27 · 7:10 - No. 9 movements: 14:04 · 12:56 · 12:56 · 22:39 ### Wolfgang Sawallisch https://beethoven.is/sets/wolfgang-sawallisch - **Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra**, EMI/Warner et al., recorded 1991–1993 – total 5:52:20 – 1:27:28 2:34:32 3:49:32 4:34:28 5:32:03 6:43:04 7:37:15 8:25:44 9:1:08:14 - No. 1 movements: 9:07 · 8:48 · 3:32 · 6:01 - No. 2 movements: 12:57 · 11:35 · 3:33 · 6:27 - No. 3 movements: 15:43 · 16:24 · 5:35 · 11:50 - No. 4 movements: 12:18 · 9:49 · 5:38 · 6:43 - No. 5 movements: 7:54 · 10:21 · 5:09 · 8:39 - No. 6 movements: 11:59 · 12:57 · 5:20 · 3:44 · 9:04 - No. 7 movements: 12:27 · 8:55 · 8:38 · 7:15 - No. 8 movements: 9:39 · 3:54 · 4:32 · 7:39 - No. 9 movements: 16:13 · 11:48 · 15:19 · 24:54 ### Hermann Scherchen https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen - **Orchester der Wiener Staatoper (Nos. 1, 6–7, 9), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Nos. 2–5, 8)**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1959 – total 5:33:51 – 1:23:15 2:29:24 3:48:53 4:29:22 5:30:32 6:39:06 7:37:38 8:23:23 9:1:12:18 - No. 1 movements: 7:28 · 6:12 · 3:42 · 5:53 - No. 2 movements: 9:35 · 10:14 · 3:48 · 5:47 - No. 3 movements: 14:47 · 15:42 · 5:56 · 12:28 - No. 4 movements: 8:58 · 9:57 · 5:38 · 4:49 - No. 5 movements: 7:01 · 10:19 · 5:30 · 7:42 - No. 6 movements: 9:43 · 13:21 · 3:11 · 4:01 · 8:50 - No. 7 movements: 13:13 · 9:23 · 7:48 · 7:14 - No. 8 movements: 8:26 · 3:55 · 4:36 · 6:26 - No. 9 movements: 17:21 · 12:28 · 16:14 · 26:15 - **Orchestra della Radio et Television della Svizzera Italiana**, ATS et al., recorded 1965 – total 5:15:18 – 1:21:51 2:31:14 3:48:51 4:29:59 5:32:57 6:33:54 7:33:12 8:21:41 9:1:01:39 - No. 1 movements: 7:20 · 5:21 · 3:28 · 5:42 - No. 2 movements: 10:48 · 10:56 · 3:35 · 5:55 - No. 3 movements: 13:59 · 16:17 · 5:59 · 12:36 - No. 4 movements: 9:05 · 10:13 · 5:44 · 4:57 - No. 5 movements: 8:00 · 10:14 · 5:51 · 8:52 - No. 6 movements: 8:27 · 10:54 · 2:46 · 3:21 · 8:26 - No. 7 movements: 10:05 · 9:44 · 7:12 · 6:11 - No. 8 movements: 7:12 · 3:50 · 4:04 · 6:35 - No. 9 movements: 14:18 · 10:45 · 12:00 · 24:36 ### Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt https://beethoven.is/sets/hans-schmidt-isserstedt - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, Decca Eloquence, recorded 1965–1969 – total 6:00:04 – 1:26:55 2:34:43 3:48:57 4:36:43 5:33:51 6:42:03 7:41:07 8:27:16 9:1:08:29 - No. 1 movements: 10:09 · 6:44 · 3:52 · 6:10 - No. 2 movements: 11:23 · 12:36 · 3:52 · 6:52 - No. 3 movements: 14:52 · 15:43 · 5:52 · 12:30 - No. 4 movements: 12:45 · 10:30 · 5:51 · 7:37 - No. 5 movements: 8:14 · 10:34 · 6:01 · 9:02 - No. 6 movements: 9:37 · 12:25 · 5:43 · 3:55 · 10:23 - No. 7 movements: 13:12 · 10:18 · 8:26 · 9:11 - No. 8 movements: 10:01 · 3:57 · 5:12 · 8:06 - No. 9 movements: 16:39 · 10:12 · 15:52 · 25:46 ### Carl Schuricht https://beethoven.is/sets/carl-schuricht - **Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire**, EMI/Warner, recorded 1957–1958 – total 5:31:05 – 1:23:37 2:32:17 3:46:32 4:33:30 5:30:54 6:39:03 7:33:36 8:25:51 9:1:05:45 - No. 1 movements: 8:14 · 6:00 · 3:27 · 5:56 - No. 2 movements: 10:01 · 12:08 · 3:21 · 6:47 - No. 3 movements: 14:12 · 15:40 · 5:34 · 11:06 - No. 4 movements: 11:42 · 9:21 · 5:29 · 6:58 - No. 5 movements: 7:32 · 9:42 · 5:11 · 8:29 - No. 6 movements: 9:21 · 12:31 · 4:57 · 3:36 · 8:38 - No. 7 movements: 11:28 · 7:52 · 7:20 · 6:56 - No. 8 movements: 9:11 · 3:50 · 4:57 · 7:53 - No. 9 movements: 15:48 · 11:15 · 16:13 · 22:29 - **Städisches Orchester Berlin (Nos. 1, 4), L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (No. 2), Radio Sinfonie Orchester Stuttgart (No. 3, 6), Orchestre National de l'ORTF (No. 5, 9), Wiener Philharmoniker (No. 7), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (No. 8)**, Memories Reverence, recorded 1941–1957 – total 5:32:14 – 1:26:59 2:31:55 3:45:40 4:34:57 5:29:45 6:37:35 7:33:50 8:25:54 9:1:05:39 - No. 1 movements: 7:44 · 8:40 · 3:35 · 6:20 - No. 2 movements: 9:26 · 11:34 · 3:45 · 7:10 - No. 3 movements: 13:55 · 15:36 · 5:47 · 10:22 - No. 4 movements: 11:00 · 10:24 · 5:49 · 7:44 - No. 5 movements: 7:35 · 9:37 · 8:43 · 3:50 - No. 6 movements: 9:24 · 12:52 · 3:35 · 3:09 · 8:35 - No. 7 movements: 11:36 · 8:05 · 7:29 · 6:40 - No. 8 movements: 9:12 · 3:51 · 4:59 · 7:52 - No. 9 movements: 14:57 · 11:18 · 16:14 · 23:10 ### Lan Shui https://beethoven.is/sets/lan-shui - **Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra**, Orchid Classics, recorded 2009–2013 – total 5:22:03 – 1:24:25 2:31:27 3:43:07 4:31:03 5:30:40 6:38:59 7:38:39 8:22:58 9:1:00:45 - No. 1 movements: 8:07 · 7:10 · 3:53 · 5:15 - No. 2 movements: 11:19 · 10:29 · 3:44 · 5:55 - No. 3 movements: 14:35 · 12:55 · 5:24 · 10:13 - No. 4 movements: 10:39 · 8:20 · 6:02 · 6:02 - No. 5 movements: 6:46 · 8:48 · 4:37 · 10:29 - No. 6 movements: 10:16 · 11:12 · 5:00 · 3:40 · 8:51 - No. 7 movements: 13:34 · 8:04 · 9:11 · 7:50 - No. 8 movements: 8:04 · 3:50 · 4:24 · 6:40 - No. 9 movements: 13:29 · 12:25 · 11:58 · 22:53 ### Stanisław Skrowaczewski https://beethoven.is/sets/stanislaw-skrowaczweski - **Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken**, Oehms Classics, recorded 2005 – total 5:52:31 – 1:24:26 2:32:36 3:49:31 4:33:29 5:32:19 6:45:12 7:39:27 8:24:51 9:1:10:40 - No. 1 movements: 8:19 · 7:15 · 3:24 · 5:28 - No. 2 movements: 11:43 · 11:04 · 3:41 · 6:08 - No. 3 movements: 16:13 · 15:51 · 5:23 · 12:04 - No. 4 movements: 11:18 · 9:55 · 5:53 · 6:23 - No. 5 movements: 6:59 · 9:32 · 4:55 · 10:53 - No. 6 movements: 11:47 · 14:02 · 5:23 · 4:02 · 9:58 - No. 7 movements: 13:40 · 7:53 · 9:21 · 8:33 - No. 8 movements: 8:47 · 3:58 · 4:54 · 7:12 - No. 9 movements: 15:14 · 13:02 · 16:54 · 25:30 ### Sir Georg Solti https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-georg-solti - **Chicago Symphony Orchestra**, Decca, recorded 1972–1975 – total 6:21:27 – 1:26:01 2:36:57 3:55:18 4:35:21 5:36:34 6:44:49 7:42:11 8:27:45 9:1:16:31 - No. 1 movements: 8:47 · 7:52 · 3:42 · 5:40 - No. 2 movements: 13:06 · 13:34 · 3:41 · 6:36 - No. 3 movements: 19:34 · 17:32 · 5:53 · 12:19 - No. 4 movements: 12:08 · 11:03 · 5:25 · 6:45 - No. 5 movements: 8:17 · 11:12 · 5:32 · 11:33 - No. 6 movements: 12:31 · 13:24 · 5:20 · 3:47 · 9:47 - No. 7 movements: 14:42 · 8:57 · 9:28 · 9:04 - No. 8 movements: 10:11 · 4:14 · 5:36 · 7:44 - No. 9 movements: 17:42 · 14:01 · 19:49 · 24:59 - **Chicago Symphony Orchestra**, Decca, recorded 1986–1989 – total 5:56:55 – 1:24:27 2:32:10 3:47:36 4:34:31 5:36:52 6:42:59 7:37:42 8:26:08 9:1:14:30 - No. 1 movements: 8:04 · 7:15 · 3:30 · 5:38 - No. 2 movements: 11:35 · 10:31 · 3:33 · 6:31 - No. 3 movements: 17:33 · 13:18 · 5:31 · 11:14 - No. 4 movements: 11:37 · 10:15 · 5:43 · 6:56 - No. 5 movements: 8:13 · 11:35 · 5:30 · 11:34 - No. 6 movements: 11:46 · 12:56 · 5:21 · 3:58 · 8:58 - No. 7 movements: 13:33 · 8:19 · 7:03 · 8:47 - No. 8 movements: 9:10 · 3:58 · 5:17 · 7:43 - No. 9 movements: 18:07 · 11:50 · 19:57 · 24:36 ### Peter Stangel https://beethoven.is/sets/peter-stangel - **Pocket Philharmonic Orchestra**, Sony, recorded 2012–2017 – total 5:07:32 – 1:22:27 2:29:15 3:45:14 4:28:52 5:28:20 6:38:30 7:32:16 8:24:47 9:57:51 - No. 1 movements: 8:03 · 5:27 · 3:20 · 5:37 - No. 2 movements: 9:30 · 9:44 · 3:41 · 6:20 - No. 3 movements: 14:31 · 13:52 · 5:39 · 11:12 - No. 4 movements: 8:31 · 8:57 · 5:45 · 5:39 - No. 5 movements: 6:52 · 8:31 · 4:40 · 8:17 - No. 6 movements: 10:55 · 10:47 · 4:51 · 3:38 · 8:19 - No. 7 movements: 10:32 · 7:57 · 6:45 · 7:02 - No. 8 movements: 8:29 · 3:48 · 5:15 · 7:15 - No. 9 movements: 14:08 · 9:12 · 12:10 · 22:21 ### William Steinberg https://beethoven.is/sets/william-steinberg - **Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1962–1966 – total 5:42:15 – 1:25:25 2:30:24 3:47:12 4:33:01 5:33:04 6:41:26 7:37:51 8:25:03 9:1:08:49 - No. 1 movements: 9:20 · 6:48 · 3:28 · 5:49 - No. 2 movements: 10:22 · 10:18 · 3:21 · 6:23 - No. 3 movements: 14:32 · 15:38 · 5:56 · 11:06 - No. 4 movements: 11:36 · 9:05 · 5:42 · 6:38 - No. 5 movements: 7:14 · 9:28 · 4:59 · 11:23 - No. 6 movements: 11:08 · 12:15 · 5:19 · 3:29 · 9:15 - No. 7 movements: 14:33 · 8:39 · 7:31 · 7:08 - No. 8 movements: 9:11 · 3:47 · 4:56 · 7:09 - No. 9 movements: 16:00 · 11:58 · 16:06 · 24:45 ### Otmar Suitner https://beethoven.is/sets/otmar-suitner - **Staatskapelle Berlin**, Denon, recorded 1980–1982 – total 6:07:51 – 1:26:11 2:33:08 3:50:10 4:36:44 5:36:18 6:43:46 7:43:27 8:27:18 9:1:10:49 - No. 1 movements: 8:55 · 7:47 · 3:21 · 6:08 - No. 2 movements: 12:09 · 11:05 · 3:39 · 6:15 - No. 3 movements: 18:37 · 15:01 · 5:26 · 11:06 - No. 4 movements: 12:37 · 10:25 · 6:38 · 7:04 - No. 5 movements: 7:15 · 9:35 · 8:43 · 10:45 - No. 6 movements: 12:33 · 12:14 · 5:51 · 3:34 · 9:34 - No. 7 movements: 15:43 · 8:43 · 9:56 · 9:05 - No. 8 movements: 9:28 · 3:51 · 6:34 · 7:25 - No. 9 movements: 16:07 · 12:46 · 16:53 · 25:03 ### Rimma Sushanskaya https://beethoven.is/sets/rimma-sushanskaya - **National Symphony Orchestra**, Quartz, recorded 2024 – total 6:13:35 – 1:26:49 2:35:54 3:51:44 4:35:00 5:34:19 6:46:34 7:43:15 8:26:58 9:1:13:02 - No. 1 movements: 9:23 · 7:35 · 3:21 · 6:21 - No. 2 movements: 12:55 · 12:26 · 3:50 · 6:43 - No. 3 movements: 17:49 · 15:30 · 5:42 · 12:43 - No. 4 movements: 11:48 · 10:06 · 5:43 · 7:23 - No. 5 movements: 7:39 · 10:21 · 5:04 · 11:15 - No. 6 movements: 12:38 · 13:42 · 5:12 · 4:11 · 10:51 - No. 7 movements: 14:48 · 9:09 · 10:07 · 9:11 - No. 8 movements: 9:42 · 4:01 · 4:55 · 8:20 - No. 9 movements: 16:12 · 14:07 · 16:04 · 26:39 ### George Szell https://beethoven.is/sets/george-szell - **Cleveland Orchestra**, Sony, recorded 1957–1964 (editor’s top set) – total 5:40:45 – 1:28:52 2:31:51 3:47:25 4:31:47 5:31:44 6:41:33 7:33:59 8:26:59 9:1:06:35 - No. 1 movements: 9:19 · 6:57 · 6:48 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 10:17 · 11:33 · 3:40 · 6:21 - No. 3 movements: 14:45 · 15:37 · 5:35 · 11:28 - No. 4 movements: 10:04 · 9:49 · 5:56 · 5:58 - No. 5 movements: 7:39 · 10:03 · 5:31 · 8:31 - No. 6 movements: 9:58 · 11:56 · 5:35 · 3:47 · 10:17 - No. 7 movements: 11:51 · 7:37 · 7:18 · 7:13 - No. 8 movements: 9:46 · 3:51 · 5:30 · 7:52 - No. 9 movements: 15:39 · 11:26 · 15:25 · 24:05 ### Gábor Takács-Nagy https://beethoven.is/sets/gabor-takacs-nagy - **Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra**, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2009–2022 – total 5:41:47 – 1:25:57 2:33:39 3:46:38 4:29:46 5:29:06 6:42:19 7:40:28 8:25:57 9:1:07:57 - No. 1 movements: 8:40 · 7:38 · 3:51 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 12:00 · 11:19 · 3:38 · 6:42 - No. 3 movements: 13:57 · 15:43 · 5:17 · 11:41 - No. 4 movements: 9:07 · 9:59 · 5:21 · 5:19 - No. 5 movements: 7:02 · 9:06 · 4:37 · 8:21 - No. 6 movements: 12:26 · 12:00 · 4:48 · 3:19 · 9:46 - No. 7 movements: 14:09 · 8:36 · 8:42 · 9:01 - No. 8 movements: 9:13 · 3:58 · 4:44 · 8:02 - No. 9 movements: 15:17 · 13:08 · 15:21 · 24:11 ### Ken Takaseki https://beethoven.is/sets/ken-takaseki - **Century Orchestra Osaka**, Live Notes, recorded 2000–2001 – total 5:44:53 – 1:26:24 2:34:04 3:46:29 4:32:20 5:32:38 6:40:41 7:40:02 8:26:53 9:1:05:22 - No. 1 movements: 9:29 · 7:07 · 4:12 · 5:36 - No. 2 movements: 12:19 · 10:41 · 4:54 · 6:10 - No. 3 movements: 16:17 · 14:11 · 5:57 · 10:04 - No. 4 movements: 10:59 · 8:56 · 5:38 · 6:47 - No. 5 movements: 7:06 · 9:38 · 5:06 · 10:48 - No. 6 movements: 10:57 · 11:33 · 5:13 · 3:58 · 9:00 - No. 7 movements: 13:52 · 8:10 · 9:11 · 8:49 - No. 8 movements: 9:16 · 4:03 · 5:52 · 7:42 - No. 9 movements: 15:04 · 13:27 · 14:07 · 22:44 ### Klaus Tennstedt https://beethoven.is/sets/klaus-tennstedt - **Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–2), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 3, 7–8), New York Philharmonic (Nos. 4–5), Minnesota Orchestra (Nos. 6, 9)**, Doremi (Legendary Tresures), recorded 1975–1989 – total 6:05:04 – 1:26:31 2:33:36 3:50:26 4:36:03 5:35:51 6:47:52 7:39:20 8:25:58 9:1:09:27 - No. 1 movements: 9:58 · 6:27 · 4:11 · 5:55 - No. 2 movements: 10:52 · 12:11 · 3:51 · 6:42 - No. 3 movements: 15:00 · 17:24 · 6:01 · 12:01 - No. 4 movements: 10:42 · 11:40 · 6:18 · 7:23 - No. 5 movements: 8:08 · 11:10 · 5:47 · 10:46 - No. 6 movements: 12:21 · 13:59 · 5:55 · 4:06 · 11:31 - No. 7 movements: 13:47 · 9:36 · 8:09 · 7:48 - No. 8 movements: 9:39 · 3:48 · 5:03 · 7:28 - No. 9 movements: 16:30 · 10:52 · 17:38 · 24:27 ### Christian Thielemann https://beethoven.is/sets/christian-thielemann - **Wiener Philharmoniker**, Sony, recorded 2008–2010 – total 6:11:28 – 1:27:39 2:33:47 3:56:05 4:37:03 5:34:13 6:45:31 7:37:09 8:27:51 9:1:12:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:50 · 8:37 · 3:08 · 6:04 - No. 2 movements: 12:00 · 12:04 · 3:19 · 6:24 - No. 3 movements: 19:36 · 17:51 · 5:42 · 12:56 - No. 4 movements: 12:52 · 11:12 · 5:35 · 7:24 - No. 5 movements: 7:30 · 10:46 · 5:36 · 10:21 - No. 6 movements: 12:54 · 13:14 · 5:25 · 3:45 · 10:13 - No. 7 movements: 12:35 · 9:18 · 8:07 · 7:09 - No. 8 movements: 10:22 · 4:15 · 5:24 · 7:50 - No. 9 movements: 17:11 · 13:02 · 16:40 · 25:17 ### Michael Tilson Thomas https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-tilson-thomas - **English Chamber Orchestra**, Sony, recorded 1978–1986 – total 5:58:59 – 1:27:29 2:35:16 3:50:01 4:34:47 5:33:26 6:42:44 7:42:58 8:25:50 9:1:06:28 - No. 1 movements: 9:39 · 8:28 · 3:34 · 5:48 - No. 2 movements: 12:55 · 12:35 · 3:34 · 6:12 - No. 3 movements: 16:52 · 15:44 · 5:44 · 11:41 - No. 4 movements: 12:18 · 9:52 · 6:05 · 6:32 - No. 5 movements: 7:49 · 9:45 · 4:49 · 11:03 - No. 6 movements: 12:03 · 12:18 · 5:19 · 3:07 · 9:57 - No. 7 movements: 15:11 · 8:24 · 10:15 · 9:08 - No. 8 movements: 9:22 · 4:11 · 4:57 · 7:20 - No. 9 movements: 15:42 · 11:52 · 15:14 · 23:40 ### Arturo Toscanini https://beethoven.is/sets/arturo-toscanini - **NBC Symphony Orchestra**, Andromeda et al., recorded 1939 – total 5:24:08 – 1:23:17 2:32:27 3:46:19 4:33:45 5:30:21 6:40:05 7:32:42 8:24:38 9:1:00:34 - No. 1 movements: 8:03 · 6:23 · 3:13 · 5:38 - No. 2 movements: 12:05 · 10:45 · 3:16 · 6:21 - No. 3 movements: 13:55 · 16:24 · 5:21 · 10:39 - No. 4 movements: 12:36 · 8:52 · 5:10 · 7:07 - No. 5 movements: 7:22 · 9:22 · 4:46 · 8:51 - No. 6 movements: 11:20 · 11:37 · 4:58 · 3:24 · 8:46 - No. 7 movements: 11:16 · 7:58 · 6:44 · 6:44 - No. 8 movements: 9:05 · 3:38 · 4:40 · 7:15 - No. 9 movements: 12:22 · 12:31 · 12:47 · 22:54 - **NBC Symphony Orchestra**, RCA, recorded 1949–1952 – total 5:20:33 – 1:23:38 2:28:37 3:45:42 4:30:35 5:29:05 6:40:34 7:32:41 8:25:17 9:1:04:24 - No. 1 movements: 8:19 · 6:21 · 3:21 · 5:37 - No. 2 movements: 9:19 · 9:59 · 3:16 · 6:03 - No. 3 movements: 13:46 · 15:34 · 5:11 · 11:11 - No. 4 movements: 9:54 · 8:46 · 4:58 · 6:57 - No. 5 movements: 7:11 · 8:52 · 4:37 · 8:25 - No. 6 movements: 11:47 · 11:28 · 5:01 · 3:31 · 8:47 - No. 7 movements: 11:04 · 7:57 · 6:56 · 6:44 - No. 8 movements: 9:27 · 3:41 · 4:43 · 7:26 - No. 9 movements: 13:30 · 13:09 · 14:21 · 23:24 - **Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, NBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra del Teatro Colon di Buenos Aires**, Memories Reverence, recorded TBC – total – – 1:– 2:– 3:– 4:– 5:– 6:– 7:– 8:– 9:– ### Jean-Philippe Tremblay https://beethoven.is/sets/jean-philippe-tremblay - **Orchestre de la Francophonie**, Analekta, recorded 2009 – total 5:46:12 – 1:24:51 2:32:20 3:47:13 4:32:53 5:31:42 6:43:00 7:40:52 8:27:36 9:1:05:45 - No. 1 movements: 9:07 · 5:53 · 4:07 · 5:44 - No. 2 movements: 11:50 · 9:49 · 4:18 · 6:23 - No. 3 movements: 15:55 · 14:18 · 5:29 · 11:31 - No. 4 movements: 10:47 · 9:20 · 5:41 · 7:05 - No. 5 movements: 6:45 · 9:14 · 5:01 · 10:42 - No. 6 movements: 12:16 · 12:11 · 5:11 · 3:54 · 9:28 - No. 7 movements: 13:50 · 8:30 · 9:24 · 9:08 - No. 8 movements: 9:44 · 4:03 · 5:39 · 8:10 - No. 9 movements: 15:22 · 13:30 · 12:40 · 24:13 ### Robert Trevino https://beethoven.is/sets/robert-trevino - **Malmö Symphony Orchestra**, Ondine, recorded 2019 – total 5:47:09 – 1:25:25 2:32:54 3:50:43 4:33:41 5:31:17 6:42:57 7:39:13 8:24:53 9:1:06:06 - No. 1 movements: 8:54 · 7:45 · 3:21 · 5:25 - No. 2 movements: 11:41 · 11:51 · 3:23 · 5:59 - No. 3 movements: 17:27 · 15:43 · 5:42 · 11:51 - No. 4 movements: 11:30 · 10:00 · 5:23 · 6:48 - No. 5 movements: 6:43 · 9:40 · 4:49 · 10:05 - No. 6 movements: 12:01 · 12:54 · 5:03 · 3:35 · 9:24 - No. 7 movements: 13:16 · 8:41 · 9:10 · 8:06 - No. 8 movements: 9:18 · 3:58 · 4:31 · 7:06 - No. 9 movements: 14:28 · 13:25 · 14:31 · 23:42 ### Osmo Vänskä https://beethoven.is/sets/osmo-vanska - **Minnesota Orchestra**, BIS, recorded 2004–2008 – total 5:46:32 – 1:25:23 2:33:03 3:49:39 4:33:27 5:32:25 6:41:18 7:41:13 8:25:16 9:1:04:48 - No. 1 movements: 8:21 · 7:49 · 3:35 · 5:38 - No. 2 movements: 12:20 · 10:35 · 3:46 · 6:22 - No. 3 movements: 16:58 · 15:07 · 5:56 · 11:38 - No. 4 movements: 11:20 · 9:31 · 5:59 · 6:37 - No. 5 movements: 7:32 · 9:31 · 4:44 · 10:38 - No. 6 movements: 11:26 · 11:58 · 5:13 · 3:38 · 9:03 - No. 7 movements: 13:55 · 8:37 · 9:56 · 8:45 - No. 8 movements: 9:06 · 4:05 · 4:48 · 7:17 - No. 9 movements: 14:45 · 13:26 · 14:08 · 22:29 ### Tamás Vásáry https://beethoven.is/sets/tamas-vasary - **Budapest Symphony Orchestra**, Hungaroton, recorded c. 1997 – total 5:48:24 – 1:25:06 2:34:51 3:50:43 4:35:49 5:30:49 6:37:48 7:37:16 8:26:37 9:1:09:25 - No. 1 movements: 9:15 · 6:32 · 3:27 · 5:52 - No. 2 movements: 12:47 · 11:50 · 3:47 · 6:27 - No. 3 movements: 15:13 · 17:07 · 5:53 · 12:30 - No. 4 movements: 12:16 · 11:00 · 5:40 · 6:53 - No. 5 movements: 7:21 · 9:59 · 5:00 · 8:29 - No. 6 movements: 8:53 · 11:43 · 2:50 · 3:33 · 10:49 - No. 7 movements: 12:53 · 9:30 · 8:10 · 6:43 - No. 8 movements: 10:18 · 3:48 · 4:45 · 7:46 - No. 9 movements: 17:18 · 10:17 · 16:23 · 25:27 ### Jan Willem de Vriend https://beethoven.is/sets/jan-willem-de-vriend - **The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra**, Challenge Classics, recorded 2008–2010 – total 5:40:44 – 1:26:14 2:34:19 3:46:40 4:32:55 5:29:55 6:41:32 7:40:36 8:25:21 9:1:03:12 - No. 1 movements: 8:58 · 7:06 · 4:02 · 6:08 - No. 2 movements: 12:17 · 10:21 · 4:52 · 6:49 - No. 3 movements: 16:48 · 12:49 · 5:38 · 11:25 - No. 4 movements: 11:45 · 8:19 · 5:41 · 7:10 - No. 5 movements: 6:37 · 8:29 · 4:47 · 10:02 - No. 6 movements: 11:30 · 11:49 · 5:10 · 3:51 · 9:12 - No. 7 movements: 13:42 · 8:44 · 9:14 · 8:56 - No. 8 movements: 8:53 · 4:07 · 4:40 · 7:41 - No. 9 movements: 14:45 · 13:08 · 12:32 · 22:47 ### Bruno Walter https://beethoven.is/sets/bruno-walter - **New York Philharmonic**, Sony, recorded 1942–1950 – total 5:29:38 – 1:22:44 2:33:31 3:47:26 4:30:58 5:32:10 6:38:17 7:35:01 8:24:07 9:1:05:24 - No. 1 movements: 6:53 · 6:32 · 3:29 · 5:50 - No. 2 movements: 10:01 · 13:14 · 3:42 · 6:34 - No. 3 movements: 14:47 · 16:28 · 4:34 · 11:37 - No. 4 movements: 9:31 · 10:03 · 5:35 · 5:49 - No. 5 movements: 6:13 · 11:26 · 5:54 · 8:37 - No. 6 movements: 9:04 · 11:42 · 5:07 · 3:20 · 9:04 - No. 7 movements: 11:49 · 9:15 · 7:41 · 6:16 - No. 8 movements: 7:18 · 4:01 · 5:08 · 7:40 - No. 9 movements: 15:32 · 10:10 · 16:28 · 23:14 - **Columbia Symphony Orchestra**, Sony, recorded 1958–1959 (editor’s top set) – total 5:49:55 – 1:23:37 2:35:37 3:49:54 4:31:42 5:32:36 6:40:44 7:38:04 8:26:31 9:1:11:10 - No. 1 movements: 7:06 · 6:36 · 3:48 · 6:07 - No. 2 movements: 10:22 · 14:32 · 3:51 · 6:52 - No. 3 movements: 16:03 · 15:31 · 6:04 · 12:16 - No. 4 movements: 9:45 · 9:55 · 6:12 · 5:50 - No. 5 movements: 6:25 · 10:50 · 5:47 · 9:34 - No. 6 movements: 9:51 · 11:52 · 5:41 · 3:41 · 9:39 - No. 7 movements: 13:02 · 10:02 · 8:18 · 6:42 - No. 8 movements: 7:40 · 4:23 · 5:50 · 8:38 - No. 9 movements: 16:13 · 11:04 · 17:44 · 26:09 ### Günter Wand https://beethoven.is/sets/gunter-wand - **NDR Sinfonieorchester**, RCA, recorded 1985–1988 (editor’s top set) – total 5:54:24 – 1:26:26 2:32:37 3:49:49 4:34:50 5:32:24 6:44:35 7:41:58 8:25:37 9:1:06:08 - No. 1 movements: 8:40 · 8:28 · 3:29 · 5:49 - No. 2 movements: 11:37 · 10:29 · 3:40 · 6:51 - No. 3 movements: 18:00 · 14:39 · 5:44 · 11:26 - No. 4 movements: 12:07 · 9:50 · 5:56 · 6:57 - No. 5 movements: 7:13 · 9:35 · 5:14 · 10:22 - No. 6 movements: 13:16 · 12:04 · 6:03 · 3:41 · 9:31 - No. 7 movements: 15:13 · 7:48 · 10:09 · 8:48 - No. 8 movements: 9:22 · 3:48 · 4:42 · 7:45 - No. 9 movements: 15:27 · 11:08 · 15:58 · 23:35 ### Bruno Weil https://beethoven.is/sets/bruno-weil - **Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra**, Tafelmusik Media, recorded 2004–2016 – total 5:42:40 – 1:25:07 2:32:51 3:48:30 4:32:16 5:31:09 6:42:40 7:39:11 8:24:50 9:1:06:06 - No. 1 movements: 8:56 · 7:11 · 3:27 · 5:33 - No. 2 movements: 12:35 · 10:06 · 3:41 · 6:29 - No. 3 movements: 17:05 · 14:22 · 5:54 · 11:09 - No. 4 movements: 11:31 · 8:27 · 5:31 · 6:47 - No. 5 movements: 6:51 · 8:50 · 4:46 · 10:42 - No. 6 movements: 11:30 · 12:27 · 5:09 · 3:46 · 9:48 - No. 7 movements: 14:03 · 8:34 · 8:25 · 8:09 - No. 8 movements: 9:02 · 4:04 · 4:54 · 6:50 - No. 9 movements: 15:01 · 13:41 · 13:33 · 23:51 ### Felix Weingartner https://beethoven.is/sets/felix-weingartner - **Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1, 3, 7–9), London Symphony Orchestra (No. 2), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Nos. 4–5), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (No. 6)**, ATS et al., recorded 1927–1938 – total 5:06:52 – 1:20:35 2:29:31 3:44:28 4:29:17 5:31:39 6:32:57 7:34:08 8:22:52 9:1:01:25 - No. 1 movements: 6:48 · 6:13 · 3:21 · 4:13 - No. 2 movements: 9:42 · 10:07 · 3:12 · 6:30 - No. 3 movements: 14:05 · 14:56 · 4:09 · 11:18 - No. 4 movements: 9:01 · 8:28 · 4:27 · 7:21 - No. 5 movements: 7:53 · 9:49 · 5:11 · 8:46 - No. 6 movements: 8:53 · 10:51 · 2:43 · 3:04 · 7:26 - No. 7 movements: 11:36 · 7:57 · 8:00 · 6:35 - No. 8 movements: 7:11 · 3:35 · 4:07 · 7:59 - No. 9 movements: 15:04 · 9:48 · 14:24 · 22:09 ### Walter Weller https://beethoven.is/sets/walter-weller - **City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra**, Musical Heritage Society et al., recorded 1988 – total 5:49:02 – 1:24:30 2:34:43 3:51:34 4:34:09 5:33:07 6:40:50 7:36:51 8:27:08 9:1:06:10 - No. 1 movements: 9:04 · 5:58 · 3:35 · 5:53 - No. 2 movements: 12:42 · 11:50 · 3:36 · 6:35 - No. 3 movements: 18:48 · 14:55 · 5:57 · 11:54 - No. 4 movements: 11:38 · 9:48 · 5:45 · 6:58 - No. 5 movements: 8:21 · 10:16 · 5:26 · 9:04 - No. 6 movements: 9:35 · 12:41 · 5:34 · 3:16 · 9:44 - No. 7 movements: 12:36 · 9:11 · 8:01 · 7:03 - No. 8 movements: 10:17 · 4:20 · 4:48 · 7:43 - No. 9 movements: 15:53 · 10:30 · 14:53 · 24:54 ### Hugh Wolff https://beethoven.is/sets/hugh-wolff - **hr-Sinfonieorchester**, hr Musik de / Klassik, recorded c. 2002–2006 – total 5:49:35 – 1:26:04 2:32:50 3:49:02 4:33:39 5:35:35 6:40:50 7:39:53 8:26:49 9:1:04:53 - No. 1 movements: 8:47 · 7:40 · 4:08 · 5:29 - No. 2 movements: 11:39 · 10:41 · 4:27 · 6:03 - No. 3 movements: 16:44 · 14:46 · 5:50 · 11:42 - No. 4 movements: 11:39 · 9:36 · 5:33 · 6:51 - No. 5 movements: 7:09 · 9:24 · 8:18 · 10:44 - No. 6 movements: 11:13 · 11:48 · 4:58 · 3:42 · 9:09 - No. 7 movements: 14:16 · 8:24 · 8:09 · 9:04 - No. 8 movements: 9:02 · 4:06 · 5:58 · 7:43 - No. 9 movements: 15:07 · 11:36 · 14:47 · 23:23 ### Kazuo Yamada https://beethoven.is/sets/kazuo-yamada-et-al - **Sapporo Symphony Orchestra**, Tower Records, recorded 1989–1991 – total – – 1:– 2:– 3:– 4:– 5:– 6:– 7:– 8:– 9:– ### Liang Zhang https://beethoven.is/sets/liang-zhang - **Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra**, Shanghai Music Publishing House, recorded 2018 – total 5:41:02 – 1:21:52 2:29:58 3:48:41 4:32:32 5:34:15 6:43:04 7:38:42 8:27:01 9:1:04:57 - No. 1 movements: 6:40 · 5:50 · 3:31 · 5:51 - No. 2 movements: 9:18 · 10:20 · 3:45 · 6:35 - No. 3 movements: 14:44 · 15:53 · 5:48 · 12:16 - No. 4 movements: 10:02 · 10:52 · 5:54 · 5:44 - No. 5 movements: 7:27 · 10:44 · 5:23 · 10:41 - No. 6 movements: 9:52 · 13:37 · 5:05 · 3:44 · 10:46 - No. 7 movements: 12:04 · 8:40 · 10:45 · 7:13 - No. 8 movements: 9:58 · 4:07 · 4:58 · 7:58 - No. 9 movements: 16:28 · 9:37 · 13:35 · 25:17 ### David Zinman https://beethoven.is/sets/david-zinman - **Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich**, Arte Nova, recorded 1997–1998 – total 5:21:07 – 1:23:47 2:29:34 3:45:09 4:30:00 5:33:18 6:39:56 7:37:26 8:23:00 9:58:57 - No. 1 movements: 7:58 · 6:40 · 4:02 · 5:07 - No. 2 movements: 10:56 · 9:00 · 3:34 · 6:04 - No. 3 movements: 15:34 · 12:58 · 6:15 · 10:22 - No. 4 movements: 9:59 · 8:14 · 5:20 · 6:27 - No. 5 movements: 6:49 · 8:45 · 7:19 · 10:25 - No. 6 movements: 10:21 · 12:01 · 4:49 · 3:37 · 9:08 - No. 7 movements: 13:25 · 7:28 · 8:03 · 8:30 - No. 8 movements: 8:14 · 3:50 · 4:16 · 6:40 - No. 9 movements: 13:35 · 12:11 · 11:31 · 21:40 ### Jaap van Zweden https://beethoven.is/sets/jaap-van-zweden - **Residentie Orkest**, Philips, recorded 2002–2003 – total 5:32:04 – 1:24:38 2:33:30 3:44:21 4:32:44 5:29:38 6:40:50 7:40:21 8:25:10 9:1:00:52 - No. 1 movements: 8:32 · 7:17 · 3:19 · 5:30 - No. 2 movements: 11:59 · 11:39 · 3:30 · 6:22 - No. 3 movements: 15:06 · 12:54 · 5:33 · 10:48 - No. 4 movements: 11:16 · 9:29 · 5:10 · 6:49 - No. 5 movements: 6:56 · 8:25 · 4:44 · 9:33 - No. 6 movements: 11:32 · 11:07 · 5:04 · 3:46 · 9:21 - No. 7 movements: 13:54 · 8:10 · 9:35 · 8:42 - No. 8 movements: 9:01 · 4:01 · 4:45 · 7:23 - No. 9 movements: 14:34 · 10:51 · 12:50 · 22:37 ## Á Rás 1 (Icelandic radio segments) 96 innslög Magnúsar Lyngdals Magnússonar um tónlist á Rás 1, það nýjasta fyrst. Hvert innslag: dagsetning, titill, lengd, síða hér og þátturinn á ruv.is. - 2026-10-30 – [Klassísk tónlist og dægurlög](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-10-30-klassisk-tonlist-og-daegurlog) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1e2 - 2026-10-23 – [Klassísk tónlist, djass og þjóðlög](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-10-23-klassisk-tonlist-djass-og-thjodlog) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1dt - 2026-10-16 – [Aldo Ciccolini](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-10-16-aldo-ciccolini) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1do - 2026-10-02 – [Hildigerður frá Bingen](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-10-02-hildigerdur-fra-bingen) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1de - 2026-09-25 – [Dmítríj Bortníanskíj](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-09-25-dmitrij-bortnianskij) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1d9 - 2026-09-18 – [Reinhold Glière](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-09-18-reinhold-gliere) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1d4 - 2026-09-11 – [Philip Glass](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-09-11-philip-glass) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1cv - 2026-09-04 – [György Ligeti](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-09-04-gyorgy-ligeti) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1cq - 2026-08-28 – [Eugène Ysaÿe](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-08-28-eugene-ysaye) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1cl - 2026-08-21 – [Anatol Ugorski](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-08-21-anatol-ugorski) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1cg - 2026-08-14 – [Ivry Gitlis](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-08-14-ivry-gitlis) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1cb - 2026-07-03 – [Af samskiptum hljómsveitarstjóra og hljómsveita ](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-07-03-af-samskiptum-hljomsveitarstjora-og-hljomsveita) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1c6 - 2026-06-26 – [Modest Músorgskíj og Myndir á sýningu](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-06-26-modest-musorgskij-og-myndir-a-syningu) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1c1 - 2026-06-19 – [Bassaröddin](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-06-19-bassaroddin) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1bs - 2026-06-12 – [Sálumessa Mozarts](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-06-12-salumessa-mozarts) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1bo - 2026-06-05 – [Jacqueline du Pré](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-06-05-jacqueline-du-pre) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1bj - 2026-05-29 – [Áttunda sinfónía Mahlers](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-05-29-attunda-sinfonia-mahlers) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1be - 2026-05-22 – [Fílharmóníusveitirnar í Vín og Berlín](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-05-22-filharmoniusveitirnar-i-vin-og-berlin) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1ba - 2026-05-15 – [Edward Elgar og Enigma-tilbrigðin](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-05-15-edward-elgar-og-enigma-tilbrigdin) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1b5 - 2026-05-08 – [Barítónar](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-05-08-baritonar) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1b1 - 2026-04-24 – [Carl Orff og Carmina Burana](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-04-24-carl-orff-og-carmina-burana) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1ao - 2026-04-10 – [Leonard Bernstein](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-04-10-leonard-bernstein) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1af - 2026-03-27 – [Páskatónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-03-27-paskatonlist) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1a8 - 2026-03-13 – [Bók um sögu óperunnar](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-03-13-bok-um-sogu-operunnar) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave19u - 2026-03-06 – [Óperuforleikir](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-03-06-operuforleikir) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave19p - 2026-02-27 – [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-02-27-herbert-von-karajan) – 25 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave19k - 2026-02-20 – [Tenórar](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-02-20-tenorar) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave19f - 2026-02-13 – [Mstislav Rostropovítsj](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-02-13-mstislav-rostropovitsj) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave19a - 2026-01-30 – [Stóru hljómsveitinar fimm ("The Big Five") í Bandaríkjunum ](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-01-30-storu-hljomsveitinar-fimm-the-big-five-i-bandarikjunum) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave190 - 2026-01-23 – [Arturo Toscanini](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-01-23-arturo-toscanini) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave18r - 2026-01-16 – [Spænsk klassísk tónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-01-16-spaensk-klassisk-tonlist) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave18m - 2026-01-09 – [Dies irae-stefið](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-01-09-dies-irae-stefid) – 27 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave18h - 2026-01-02 – [Klassísk tónlist af óljósum uppruna](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2026-01-02-klassisk-tonlist-af-oljosum-uppruna) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave18c - 2025-12-19 – [Jólatónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-12-19-jolatonlist) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave186 - 2025-12-12 – [David Oistrakh](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-12-12-david-oistrakh) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave181 - 2025-12-05 – [Aldo Ciccolini](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-12-05-aldo-ciccolini) – 26 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave17s - 2025-11-21 – [Verdi-þrenningin Il trovatore, Rigoletto og La traviata](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-11-21-verdi-threnningin-il-trovatore-rigoletto-og-la-traviata) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave17i - Il trovatore, Rigoletto og La traviata. - 2025-11-14 – [Klassísk tónlist og börn](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-11-14-klassisk-tonlist-og-born) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave17d - 2025-11-07 – [Gamli stíll](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-11-07-gamli-still) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave178 - 2025-10-24 – [Jessye Norman](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-10-24-jessye-norman) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave16u - 2025-10-17 – [Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-10-17-dietrich-fischer-dieskau) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave16p - 2025-10-10 – [Hlustað á klassíska tónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-10-10-hlustad-a-klassiska-tonlist) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave16k - 2025-09-26 – [Robert Schumann](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-09-26-robert-schumann) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave16a - 2025-09-12 – [Jussi Björling](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-09-12-jussi-bjorling) – 17 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave160 - Magnús Lyngdal kom til okkar í spjall um sígilda tónlist og viðfangsefni dagsins var enginn annar en sænski tenórsöngvarinn Jussi Björling. Hann er mikið uppáhald margra og auk þess að segja frá honum lékum við sérvalin tóndæmi frá farsælum ferli Jussi. - 2025-09-05 – [Henry Purcell](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-09-05-henry-purcell) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave15r - Og svo var það sígilda tónlistin á föstudegi. Í dag fjallaði Magnús Lyngdal um Henry Purcell, eitt helsta tónskáld Breta. - 2025-08-22 – [Sir Thomas Beecham](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-08-22-sir-thomas-beecham) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave15h - Í umfjöllun um sígilda tónlist sagði Magnús Lyngdal frá enska hljómsveitarstjóranum Sir Thomas Beecham og lék brot úr verkum. - 2025-08-15 – [Fræg aukalög](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-08-15-fraeg-aukalog) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave15c - Svo var Magnús Lyngdal með okkur. Hann hélt uppteknum hætti og fjallaði um sígilda tónlist. Við heyrðum meðal annars í Angelu Gheorghiu og Jose Carreras í dag. - 2025-06-27 – [Níkolaj Rímskíj–Korsakov og Scheherazade](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-06-27-nikolaj-rimskij-korsakov-og-scheherazade) – 26 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave157 - Sígilda tónlistin átti svo hug okkar allan milli hálf níu og níu. Magnús Lyngdal leiðir okkur í allan sannleika um rússneska tónskáldið Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov og einkum verkið Scheherazade sem Rimsky-Korsakov samdi 1888. - 2025-06-20 – [Leoš Janáček og Zoltán Kodály](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-06-20-leos-janacek-og-zoltan-kodaly) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave152 - Austur-evrópsku tónskáldin Leoš Janáček og Zoltán Kodály voru umfjöllunarefni Magnúsar Lyngdal í spjalli um sígilda tónlist í dag. Báðir nýttu þjóðlagaarfinn mikið í verkum sínum. - 2025-06-13 – [Cavalleria rusticana og Pagliacci](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-06-13-cavalleria-rusticana-og-pagliacci) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave14u - Magnús Lyngdal fjallaði um sígilda tónlist. - 2025-06-06 – [Dmítríj Shostakovítsj](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-06-06-dmitrij-shostakovitsj) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave14q - Magnús Lyngdal var svo með umfjöllun um sígilda tónlist. Shostakocich er viðfangsefni dagsins - Magnús sagði okkur frá tónskáldinu frá Pétursborg og lék brot úr nokkrum verkum. - 2025-05-30 – [Ida Haendel](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-05-30-ida-haendel) – 18 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave14l - Magnús Lyngdal kom til okkar í síðasta hluta þáttarins og sagði frá fiðluleikaranum Idu Haendel. - 2025-05-23 – [Giuseppe di Stefano](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-05-23-giuseppe-di-stefano) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave14h - Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon var svo með okkur í síðasta hluta þáttarins og sagði frá Giuseppe Di Stefano, ítalska tenórsöngvaranum, sem sumir segja að hafi haft fegurstu rödd allra söngvara. - 2025-05-16 – [Balletttónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-05-16-balletttonlist) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave14c - Magnús Lyngdal sagði frá og leyfði okkur að heyra balletttónlist í síðasta hluta þáttarins. - 2025-05-09 – [Engelbert Humperdinck og Hans og Gréta](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-05-09-engelbert-humperdinck-og-hans-og-greta) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave147 - Svo var það sígilda tónlistin. Í dag fjallaði Magnús Lyngdal um óperu Humperdinck-systkinana sem færðu ævintýri Grimm-bræðra um Hans og Grétu á svið óperuhúsa undir lok nítjándu aldar. - 2025-05-02 – [Gustav Mahler](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-05-02-gustav-mahler) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave142 - Magnús Lyngdal sagði frá og leyfði okkur að heyra brot úr verkum Gustavs Mahler. - 2025-04-25 – [Brot úr óperum eftir t.d. Verdi, Wagner og Puccini](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-04-25-brot-ur-operum-eftir-t-d-verdi-wagner-og-puccini) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave13u - Svo var það sígilda tónlistin. Magnús Lyngdal fjallaði um nokkrar óperur, við heyrðum brot úr óperum eftir t.d. Verdi, Wagner og Puccini, og í ýmsum flytjendum, t.d. Placido Domingo, Elinoru Buratto og Vínar-Fílharmoníunni. - 2025-04-11 – [Johann Sebastian Bach og Jóhannesarpassían og Matteusarpassían](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-04-11-johann-sebastian-bach-og-johannesarpassian-og) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave13o - Við fjölluðum um tvo listamenn og verk þeirra. Fyrst Ósvald Knudsen og kvikmyndagerð hans; Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson hjá Kvikmyndasafninu sagði okkur frá honum, og svo Johann Sebastian Bach; Magnús Lyngdal fjallaði um Passíurnar hans sem hann kenndi við Matteus og Jóhannes. - 2025-04-04 – [Camile Saint-Saëns](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-04-04-camile-saint-saens) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave13j - Tónlist Camile Saint-Saëns var á dagskránni þegar Magnús Lyngdal kom til okkar og sagði frá frá franska tónskáldinu og lék fyrir okkur brot úr nokkrum verkum. - 2025-03-28 – [Antonín Dvořák](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-03-28-antonin-dvorak) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave13e - Í spjalli um sígilda tónlist sagði Magnús Lyngdal frá Antonin Dvorak og lék brot úr nokkrum verka hans. - 2025-03-21 – [Kventónskáld](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-03-21-kventonskald) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave139 - Og svo var það sígilda tónlistin. Magnús Lyngdal hélt áfram leiðsögn sinni á Morgunvaktinni um tónlistarsöguna. - 2025-03-14 – [Johannes Brahms](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-03-14-johannes-brahms) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave134 - Og svo var það sígilda tónlistin með Magnúsi Lyngdal. Magnús fjallaði um Johannes Brahms í spjalli um klassík þennan morguninn. - 2025-03-07 – [Ludwig van Beethoven og píanókonsertar hans](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-03-07-ludwig-van-beethoven-og-pianokonsertar-hans) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave12v - Magnús Lyngdal sagði okkur svo frá Ludwig van Beethoven og lék brot úr píanókonsertum hans. - 2025-02-28 – [Jean Sibelius](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-02-28-jean-sibelius) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave12q - Og svo var það klassíkin. Magnús Lyngdal sagði okkur frá tónskáldinu finnska, Jean Sibelius, og kynnti okkur fyrir verkum hans. - 2025-02-21 – [Málmblásturshljóðfæri](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-02-21-malmblasturshljodfaeri) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave12l - Eiginlegir strengir voru svo stroknir þegar Magnús Lyngdal fjallaði um sígilda tónlist. Að þessu sinni voru strengirnir reyndar í aukahlutverki; blásturshljóðfæri áttu sviðið í dag. - 2025-02-07 – [Franco Corelli](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-02-07-franco-corelli) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave12b - Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon spilaði brot úr verkum með ítalska söngvaranum Franco Corelli, sem var bæði dáður og umdeildur, og átti mjög erfitt með að koma fram. - 2025-01-31 – [Leopold Stokowski](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-01-31-leopold-stokowski) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave126 - Magnús Lyngdal sagði okkur frá bresk-bandaríska hljómsveitarstjóranum Leopold Stokowski í spjalli um sígilda tónlist. Hann stýrði Fíladelfíu-hljómsveitinni í hátt í þrjá áratugi. - 2025-01-24 – [Giacomo Puccini](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-01-24-giacomo-puccini) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave121 - Svo var það sígilda tónlistin. Að þessu sinni lék Magnús Lyngdal fyrir okkur brot úr óperum Puccini og sagði okkur frá tónskáldinu sem kunni þá list betur en flestir að semja fallegar og grípandi laglínur. - 2025-01-17 – [Anton Bruckner](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-01-17-anton-bruckner) – 25 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave11s - Magnús Lyngdal kynnti okkur verk Antons Bruckner, þeim má lýsa með tveimur orðum; gullfalleg og kraftmikil. En það er víst ekki sama – að mati Magnúsar - hver útsetur og flytur. - 2025-01-10 – [Frédéric Chopin](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-01-10-frederic-chopin) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave11n - Svo var hugað að líðan. Skammdegið er mörgum erfitt. Ingrid Kuhlman sálfræðingur gaf okkur góð ráð til að líða betur - það þarf ekki að vera flókið ef vel er að gáð; og svo yljaði Magnús Lyngdal okkur með fallegri tónlist; að þessu sinni eftir Chopin. - 2025-01-03 – [Píanókonsertar](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2025-01-03-pianokonsertar) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave11i - Og í síðasta hluta þáttarins lyftum við andanum. Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon kom með fallega píanókonserta með sér í dag. - 2024-12-27 – [Johann Sebastian Bach](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-12-27-johann-sebastian-bach) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhcl - 2024-12-20 – [Kvikmyndatónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-12-20-kvikmyndatonlist) – 2 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhcj - 2024-12-13 – [Gioachino Rossini](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-12-13-gioachino-rossini) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhce - 2024-12-06 – [Íslensk lög í Töfraflautu Mozarts](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-12-06-islensk-log-i-tofraflautu-mozarts) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhc9 - 2024-11-29 – [Maurice Ravel og Boléro](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-11-29-maurice-ravel-og-bolero) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhc4 - 2024-11-22 – [Fallegar laglínur II](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-11-22-fallegar-laglinur-ii) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhbv - 2024-11-15 – [Fallegar laglínur I](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-11-15-fallegar-laglinur-i) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhbq - 2024-11-08 – [Stef fengin að láni](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-11-08-stef-fengin-ad-lani) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhbl - 2024-11-01 – [Yo-Yo Ma](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-11-01-yo-yo-ma) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhbg - 2024-10-25 – [Óumdeildar hljóðritanir](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-10-25-oumdeildar-hljodritanir) – 25 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhbb - 2024-10-18 – [Óperukórar](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-10-18-operukorar) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhb6 - 2024-10-11 – [Að hlusta á klassíska tónlist](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-10-11-ad-hlusta-a-klassiska-tonlist) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhb1 - 2024-09-27 – [Arvo Pärt](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-09-27-arvo-part) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhan - 2024-09-20 – [Tempó](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-09-20-tempo) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhhai - 2024-09-13 – [Edita Gruberová](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-09-13-edita-gruberova) – 23 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/ave1a3 - 2024-09-06 – [Sálmar](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-09-06-salmar) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhha8 - 2024-08-30 – [Franz Schubert](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-08-30-franz-schubert) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhha3 - 2024-08-23 – [Ave Maria](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-08-23-ave-maria) – 20 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh9u - 2024-08-16 – [La folia](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-08-16-la-folia) – 22 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh9p - 2024-06-28 – [Wagner, Brahms og Mozart](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-06-28-wagner-brahms-og-mozart) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh9k - 2024-06-21 – [Hvaðan koma þessi verk?](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-06-21-hvadan-koma-thessi-verk) – 16 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh9f - 2024-06-14 – [Rómantískar túlkanir og upprunaskólinn](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-06-14-romantiskar-tulkanir-og-upprunaskolinn) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh9b - 2024-06-07 – [Klassísk tónlist á streymisveitum](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-06-07-klassisk-tonlist-a-streymisveitum) – 24 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh96 - 2024-05-31 – [Klassísk tónlist og dægurlög](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2024-05-31-klassisk-tonlist-og-daegurlog) – 21 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh91 - 2023-12-05 – [Öld frá fæðingu Mariu Callas](https://beethoven.is/is/morgunvaktin/2023-12-05-old-fra-faedingu-mariu-callas) – 19 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/morgunvaktin/23614/7hhh5b ## Undir geislanum (his own series on Rás 1) https://beethoven.is/is/undir-geislanum - 2026-07-19 – Upprunaskólinn og rómantík – 40 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/undir-geislanum/39663/bq85vh - Túlkun í klassískri tónlist tók að breytast mikið þegar hin svonefnda upprunastefna fékk byr undir báða vængi eftir miðja 20. öld. Hún snýst um þá aðferðafræði að flytja tónlist fyrri alda því sem næst í þeim búningi sem hún hljómaði á dögum viðkomandi tónskálds. Í þættinum verður fjallað um tilurð stefnunnar og áhrif hennar. Leikin verða tóndæmi úr verkum eftir Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven og Gustav Mahler. - 2026-07-26 – Gustav Mahler – 39 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/undir-geislanum/39663/bq85vi - Gustav Mahler fæddist árið 1860 og lést aðeins fimmtugur að aldri 1911. Það hefur reynst þrautin þyngri að skilgreina hann sem tónskáld en vissulega voru verk hans rómantísk að því leyti að þau tjá djúpar tilfinningar og vekja mikil áhrif. Hins vegar teygðu þau sum þeirra sig einnig sífellt nær módernisma 20. aldar. Í þættinum verður fjallað um afmarkaða þætti úr ævi Mahlers og leikin dæmi úr verkum hans. - 2026-08-02 – Zubin Mehta – 40 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/undir-geislanum/39663/bq85vj - Indverski hljómsveitarstjórinn Zubin Mehta hefur stjórnað fremstu hljómsveitum veraldar í áratugi, jafnt í tónleikasölum sem og í óperuhúsum. Hann fæddist í Bombay (nú Mumbai) og lærði í Vínarborg en gegndi lengst af föstum stöðum í Bandaríkjunum. Mehta er afar fjölhæfur stjórnandi og vinsæll af bæði hljóðfæraleikurum og söngvurum. Þá byggði meðal annars upp Fílharmóníusveitina í Los Angeles en stjórnar enn jafnt austan hafs sem vestan. Í þættinum verður fjallað feril Mehtas og leikin dæmi úr verkum tónskálda á borð við Aaron Copland, Gustav Mahler, Dmítríj Shostakovítsj og Richard Strauss. - 2026-08-09 – Isaac Stern – 40 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/undir-geislanum/39663/bq85vk - Bandaríski fiðluleikarinn Isaac Stern og rússneski píanóleikarinn Alexander Zakin komu til Íslands árið 1955 á vegum Tónlistarfélagsins og héldu meðal annars sérstaka tónleika fyrir háskólakennara og stúdenta í hátíðarsal Háskóla Íslands. Þá lék Stern einleik með nýstofnaðri Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands í Þjóðleikhúsinu í fiðlukonsertinum eftir Felix Mendelssohn. Í þættinum ferðin rifjuð upp og vikið sérstaklega að blaðaumfjöllun í tengslum við hana. Leikin dæmi úr verkum tónskálda á borð við Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergej Prokofjev, Niccolò Paganini og Felix Mendelssohn. - 2026-08-16 – Verismo í ítalskri óperu – 39 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/undir-geislanum/39663/bq85vl - Á seinni hluta 19. aldar varð til það sem kallað hefur verið verismo eða raunsæi í ítölskum óperuheimi. Fyrsta ítalska verismo-óperan er jafnan talin vera Cavalleria rusticana eftir Pietro Mascagni þó svo það hafi komið í hlut Giacomos Puccini að fullkomna stílinn sem stundum er einnig nefndur „sannleiksstíll“. Í þættinum verður fjallað um tilurð raunsæis í ítalskri óperu og leikin dæmi úr verkum tónskálda á borð við Amilcare Ponchielli, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano og Francesco Cilea. - 2026-08-23 – Leontyne Price – 40 mín. – ruv.is: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/undir-geislanum/39663/bq85vm - Bandaríska sópransöngkonan Leontyne Price árið 1927 og hún lifir enn í hárri elli, 99 ára gömul. Hún þreytti frumraun sína á óperusviðinu í San Francisco árið 1957 en ferill hennar framan af fór mjög saman við réttindabaráttu svartra í Bandaríkjunum. Price hafði hljómmikla og en silkimjúka rödd með silfurtærri hæð og varð á örskömmum tíma ein eftirsóttasta sópransöngkona veraldar. Í þættinum verður fjallað um feril Price leikin dæmi frá löngum ferli hennar úr verkum eftir Giacomo Puccini og Giuseppe Verdi. ## Contact - magnus.lyngdal@gmail.com