Antonino Polizzi

Antonino Polizzi conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with Prague Symphony Orchestra (No. 1), Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–9), recorded 1986 (No. 1), 1990–1994 (Nos. 2–9), on Harmonia Mundi; the cycle lasts 5:25:52.

Prague Symphony Orchestra (No. 1), Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–9)

Harmonia Mundi · Recorded 1986 (No. 1), 1990–1994 (Nos. 2–9)

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Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	22:43	−3:16 shorter	6:58	6:21	3:19	6:05
No. 2	30:43	−2:43 shorter	9:41	10:33	3:47	6:42
No. 3	48:32	−0:56 shorter	14:51	16:01	5:51	11:49
No. 4	30:28	−3:22 shorter	10:07	9:28	5:23	5:30
No. 5	30:35	−2:25 shorter	5:58	10:41	5:24	8:32
No. 6	38:40	−3:12 shorter	8:54	11:43	5:15	3:42	9:06
No. 7	35:23	−3:27 shorter	11:44	8:54	7:23	7:22
No. 8	25:02	−0:57 shorter	7:48	3:59	5:19	7:56
No. 9	1:03:46	−3:17 shorter	15:10	9:15	14:42	24:39
Total time	5:25:52

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Cite this

Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Antonino Polizzi, Prague Symphony Orchestra (No. 1) (1986 (No. 1), 1990–1994 (Nos. 2–9))”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/antonino-polizzi#antonino-polizzi-0, accessed 4 November 2026.