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Hermann Scherchen

Hermann Scherchen recorded the nine Beethoven symphonies 2 times: Orchester der Wiener Staatoper (Nos. 1, 6–7, 9), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Nos. 2–5, 8), recorded 1959, on Deutsche Grammophon (5:33:51); Orchestra della Radio et Television della Svizzera Italiana, recorded 1965, on ATS et al (5:15:18). Their totals run from 5:15:18 to 5:33:51.

Cover: Beethoven: Symphonies 1–9, Overtures

Orchester der Wiener Staatoper (Nos. 1, 6–7, 9), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Nos. 2–5, 8)

Deutsche Grammophon · Recorded 1959

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Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	23:15	−2:44 shorter	7:28	6:12	3:42	5:53
No. 2	29:24	−4:02 shorter	9:35	10:14	3:48	5:47
No. 3	48:53	−0:35 shorter	14:47	15:42	5:56	12:28
No. 4	29:22	−4:28 shorter	8:58	9:57	5:38	4:49
No. 5	30:32	−2:28 shorter	7:01	10:19	5:30	7:42
No. 6	39:06	−2:46 shorter	9:43	13:21	3:11	4:01	8:50
No. 7	37:38	−1:12 shorter	13:13	9:23	7:48	7:14
No. 8	23:23	−2:36 shorter	8:26	3:55	4:36	6:26
No. 9	1:12:18	+5:15 longer	17:21	12:28	16:14	26:15
Total time	5:33:51

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Hermann Scherchen, Orchester der Wiener Staatoper (Nos. 1 (1959)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen#hermann-scherchen-0, accessed 4 November 2026.

Orchestra della Radio et Television della Svizzera Italiana

ATS et al. · Recorded 1965

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Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	21:51	−4:08 shorter	7:20	5:21	3:28	5:42
No. 2	31:14	−2:12 shorter	10:48	10:56	3:35	5:55
No. 3	48:51	−0:37 shorter	13:59	16:17	5:59	12:36
No. 4	29:59	−3:51 shorter	9:05	10:13	5:44	4:57
No. 5	32:57	−0:03 shorter	8:00	10:14	5:51	8:52
No. 6	33:54	−7:58 shorter	8:27	10:54	2:46	3:21	8:26
No. 7	33:12	−5:38 shorter	10:05	9:44	7:12	6:11
No. 8	21:41	−4:18 shorter	7:12	3:50	4:04	6:35
No. 9	1:01:39	−5:24 shorter	14:18	10:45	12:00	24:36
Total time	5:15:18

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Hermann Scherchen, Orchestra della Radio et Television della Svizzera Italiana (1965)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen#hermann-scherchen-1, accessed 4 November 2026.