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Jan Willem de Vriend
Jan Willem de Vriend conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, recorded 2008–2010, on Challenge Classics; the cycle lasts 5:40:44.
The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
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| Symphony | Total | vs. average | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 26:14 | +0:15 longer | 8:58 | 7:06 | 4:02 | 6:08 | |
| No. 2 | 34:19 | +0:53 longer | 12:17 | 10:21 | 4:52 | 6:49 | |
| No. 3 | 46:40 | −2:48 shorter | 16:48 | 12:49 | 5:38 | 11:25 | |
| No. 4 | 32:55 | −0:55 shorter | 11:45 | 8:19 | 5:41 | 7:10 | |
| No. 5 | 29:55 | −3:05 shorter | 6:37 | 8:29 | 4:47 | 10:02 | |
| No. 6 | 41:32 | −0:20 shorter | 11:30 | 11:49 | 5:10 | 3:51 | 9:12 |
| No. 7 | 40:36 | +1:46 longer | 13:42 | 8:44 | 9:14 | 8:56 | |
| No. 8 | 25:21 | −0:38 shorter | 8:53 | 4:07 | 4:40 | 7:41 | |
| No. 9 | 1:03:12 | −3:51 shorter | 14:45 | 13:08 | 12:32 | 22:47 | |
| Total time | 5:40:44 | ||||||
Cite this
Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Jan Willem de Vriend, The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (2008–2010)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/jan-willem-de-vriend#jan-willem-de-vriend-0, accessed 4 November 2026.