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Riccardo Chailly
Riccardo Chailly conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, recorded 2007–2009, on Decca; the cycle lasts 5:17:43.
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Photo: from the editor’s collection
| Symphony | Total | vs. average | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 23:09 | −2:50 shorter | 8:00 | 6:27 | 3:13 | 5:29 | |
| No. 2 | 30:28 | −2:58 shorter | 11:36 | 9:14 | 3:28 | 6:10 | |
| No. 3 | 42:20 | −7:08 shorter | 15:11 | 12:11 | 5:29 | 9:29 | |
| No. 4 | 29:39 | −4:11 shorter | 10:28 | 7:42 | 5:10 | 6:19 | |
| No. 5 | 30:05 | −2:55 shorter | 6:39 | 8:25 | 4:24 | 10:37 | |
| No. 6 | 38:29 | −3:23 shorter | 10:18 | 10:46 | 4:57 | 3:38 | 8:50 |
| No. 7 | 38:13 | −0:37 shorter | 13:24 | 7:50 | 8:11 | 8:48 | |
| No. 8 | 22:29 | −3:30 shorter | 8:12 | 3:42 | 4:17 | 6:18 | |
| No. 9 | 1:02:51 | −4:12 shorter | 13:32 | 14:16 | 12:51 | 22:12 | |
| Total time | 5:17:43 | ||||||
Cite this
Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (2007–2009)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/riccardo-chailly#riccardo-chailly-0, accessed 4 November 2026.