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Sir Neville Marriner
Sir Neville Marriner conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with Academy of the St-Martin-in-the-Fields, recorded 1971–1990, on Decca; the cycle lasts 5:56:09.

Academy of the St-Martin-in-the-Fields
Photo: from the editor’s collection
| Symphony | Total | vs. average | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 27:07 | +1:08 longer | 9:18 | 8:05 | 3:49 | 5:55 | |
| No. 2 | 32:15 | −1:11 shorter | 10:37 | 11:26 | 3:52 | 6:20 | |
| No. 3 | 49:40 | +0:12 longer | 17:13 | 15:23 | 5:33 | 11:31 | |
| No. 4 | 33:57 | +0:07 longer | 11:39 | 9:50 | 5:34 | 6:54 | |
| No. 5 | 33:59 | +0:59 longer | 7:38 | 10:19 | 4:51 | 11:11 | |
| No. 6 | 44:49 | +2:57 longer | 11:47 | 13:47 | 5:22 | 3:50 | 10:03 |
| No. 7 | 41:02 | +2:12 longer | 14:58 | 9:30 | 9:28 | 7:06 | |
| No. 8 | 26:02 | +0:03 longer | 10:17 | 4:09 | 4:45 | 6:51 | |
| No. 9 | 1:07:18 | +0:15 longer | 15:16 | 13:12 | 14:55 | 23:55 | |
| Total time | 5:56:09 | ||||||
Cite this
Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of the St-Martin-in-the-Fields (1971–1990)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-neville-marriner#sir-neville-marriner-0, accessed 4 November 2026.