Serge Koussevitzky

Serge Koussevitzky conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with Orchestra National de la Radio-Télévision Française (Nos. 1, 9), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–8), recorded 1936–1950, on Memories Reverence; the cycle lasts 5:29:15.

Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–8), Orchestra National de la Radio-Télévision Française (Nos. 1, 9)

Memories Reverence · Recorded 1936–1950

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Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	22:02	−3:57 shorter	6:32	6:34	3:07	5:49
No. 2	29:56	−3:30 shorter	9:44	10:50	3:19	6:03
No. 3	48:29	−0:59 shorter	14:14	15:58	5:20	12:57
No. 4	32:10	−1:40 shorter	10:02	9:39	5:43	6:46
No. 5	31:22	−1:38 shorter	6:23	10:33	5:24	9:02
No. 6	37:36	−4:16 shorter	9:01	11:32	5:12	3:20	8:31
No. 7	37:33	−1:17 shorter	11:43	9:36	7:50	8:24
No. 8	24:24	−1:35 shorter	8:53	3:49	4:53	6:49
No. 9	1:05:43	−1:20 shorter	15:19	11:31	14:03	24:50
Total time	5:29:15

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Cite this

Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Serge Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–8) (1936–1950)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/serge-koussevitzky#serge-koussevitzky-0, accessed 4 November 2026.