# 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.

Source: https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen · Beethoven.is, edited by Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon.

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

- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Recorded: 1959
- Total: 5:33:51
- Address: https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen#hermann-scherchen-0

| Symphony | Total | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| No. 1 | 23:15 | 7:28 | 6:12 | 3:42 | 5:53 | – |
| No. 2 | 29:24 | 9:35 | 10:14 | 3:48 | 5:47 | – |
| No. 3 | 48:53 | 14:47 | 15:42 | 5:56 | 12:28 | – |
| No. 4 | 29:22 | 8:58 | 9:57 | 5:38 | 4:49 | – |
| No. 5 | 30:32 | 7:01 | 10:19 | 5:30 | 7:42 | – |
| No. 6 | 39:06 | 9:43 | 13:21 | 3:11 | 4:01 | 8:50 |
| No. 7 | 37:38 | 13:13 | 9:23 | 7:48 | 7:14 | – |
| No. 8 | 23:23 | 8:26 | 3:55 | 4:36 | 6:26 | – |
| No. 9 | 1:12:18 | 17:21 | 12:28 | 16:14 | 26:15 | – |

Cite: 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

- Label: ATS et al.
- Recorded: 1965
- Total: 5:15:18
- Address: https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen#hermann-scherchen-1

| Symphony | Total | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| No. 1 | 21:51 | 7:20 | 5:21 | 3:28 | 5:42 | – |
| No. 2 | 31:14 | 10:48 | 10:56 | 3:35 | 5:55 | – |
| No. 3 | 48:51 | 13:59 | 16:17 | 5:59 | 12:36 | – |
| No. 4 | 29:59 | 9:05 | 10:13 | 5:44 | 4:57 | – |
| No. 5 | 32:57 | 8:00 | 10:14 | 5:51 | 8:52 | – |
| No. 6 | 33:54 | 8:27 | 10:54 | 2:46 | 3:21 | 8:26 |
| No. 7 | 33:12 | 10:05 | 9:44 | 7:12 | 6:11 | – |
| No. 8 | 21:41 | 7:12 | 3:50 | 4:04 | 6:35 | – |
| No. 9 | 1:01:39 | 14:18 | 10:45 | 12:00 | 24:36 | – |

Cite: 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.