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Charles Munch
Charles Munch conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–7, 9), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (No. 8), recorded 1950–1961, on Memories Reverence; the cycle lasts 5:27:12.
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–7, 9), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (No. 8)
Photo: from the editor’s collection
| Symphony | Total | vs. average | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 24:48 | −1:11 shorter | 8:23 | 8:24 | 3:09 | 4:52 | |
| No. 2 | 32:20 | −1:06 shorter | 10:12 | 11:45 | 3:16 | 7:07 | |
| No. 3 | 47:25 | −2:03 shorter | 14:14 | 16:50 | 4:16 | 12:05 | |
| No. 4 | 30:14 | −3:36 shorter | 10:48 | 9:19 | 4:48 | 5:19 | |
| No. 5 | 31:23 | −1:37 shorter | 6:29 | 11:41 | 5:11 | 8:02 | |
| No. 6 | 37:35 | −4:17 shorter | 9:28 | 12:36 | 2:56 | 3:34 | 9:01 |
| No. 7 | 37:52 | −0:58 shorter | 13:02 | 10:00 | 7:38 | 7:12 | |
| No. 8 | 21:48 | −4:11 shorter | 7:07 | 3:38 | 3:45 | 7:18 | |
| No. 9 | 1:03:47 | −3:16 shorter | 14:30 | 9:02 | 15:32 | 24:43 | |
| Total time | 5:27:12 | ||||||
Cite this
Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–7 (1950–1961)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/charles-munch#charles-munch-0, accessed 4 November 2026.