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Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini recorded the nine Beethoven symphonies 3 times: NBC Symphony Orchestra, recorded 1939, on Andromeda et al. (5:24:08); NBC Symphony Orchestra, recorded 1949–1952, on RCA (5:20:33); Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, NBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra del Teatro Colon di Buenos Aires, recorded Unknown, on Memories Reverence. Their totals run from 5:20:33 to 5:24:08.

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Andromeda et al. · Recorded 1939

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Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	23:17	−2:42 shorter	8:03	6:23	3:13	5:38
No. 2	32:27	−0:59 shorter	12:05	10:45	3:16	6:21
No. 3	46:19	−3:09 shorter	13:55	16:24	5:21	10:39
No. 4	33:45	−0:05 shorter	12:36	8:52	5:10	7:07
No. 5	30:21	−2:39 shorter	7:22	9:22	4:46	8:51
No. 6	40:05	−1:47 shorter	11:20	11:37	4:58	3:24	8:46
No. 7	32:42	−6:08 shorter	11:16	7:58	6:44	6:44
No. 8	24:38	−1:21 shorter	9:05	3:38	4:40	7:15
No. 9	1:00:34	−6:29 shorter	12:22	12:31	12:47	22:54
Total time	5:24:08

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra (1939)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/arturo-toscanini#arturo-toscanini-0, accessed 4 November 2026.

NBC Symphony Orchestra

RCA · Recorded 1949–1952

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Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	23:38	−2:21 shorter	8:19	6:21	3:21	5:37
No. 2	28:37	−4:49 shorter	9:19	9:59	3:16	6:03
No. 3	45:42	−3:46 shorter	13:46	15:34	5:11	11:11
No. 4	30:35	−3:15 shorter	9:54	8:46	4:58	6:57
No. 5	29:05	−3:55 shorter	7:11	8:52	4:37	8:25
No. 6	40:34	−1:18 shorter	11:47	11:28	5:01	3:31	8:47
No. 7	32:41	−6:09 shorter	11:04	7:57	6:56	6:44
No. 8	25:17	−0:42 shorter	9:27	3:41	4:43	7:26
No. 9	1:04:24	−2:39 shorter	13:30	13:09	14:21	23:24
Total time	5:20:33

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra (1949–1952)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/arturo-toscanini#arturo-toscanini-1, accessed 4 November 2026.

Cover: Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, NBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra del Teatro Colon di Buenos Aires

Memories Reverence · Recorded TBC

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Symphony	Total	vs. average
No. 1	–
No. 2	–
No. 3	–
No. 4	–
No. 5	–
No. 6	–
No. 7	–
No. 8	–
No. 9	–
Total time	–

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Arturo Toscanini, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (TBC)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/arturo-toscanini#arturo-toscanini-2, accessed 4 November 2026.