# Sir Roger Norrington

> Sir Roger Norrington recorded the nine Beethoven symphonies 2 times: The London Classical Players, recorded 1987–1989, on Virgin Classics et al. (5:32:18); Radio–Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, recorded 2002, on SWR Musik (5:29:37). Their totals run from 5:29:37 to 5:32:18.

Source: https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington · Beethoven.is, edited by Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon.

## The London Classical Players

- Label: Virgin Classics et al.
- Recorded: 1987–1989
- Total: 5:32:18
- Address: https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington#sir-roger-norrington-0

| Symphony | Total | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| No. 1 | 25:46 | 8:49 | 7:08 | 4:19 | 5:30 | – |
| No. 2 | 32:44 | 11:55 | 10:01 | 4:37 | 6:11 | – |
| No. 3 | 43:11 | 15:13 | 12:13 | 5:43 | 10:02 | – |
| No. 4 | 30:40 | 10:50 | 7:50 | 5:35 | 6:25 | – |
| No. 5 | 33:43 | 6:33 | 8:48 | 7:40 | 10:42 | – |
| No. 6 | 40:05 | 10:33 | 11:56 | 5:08 | 3:43 | 8:45 |
| No. 7 | 38:21 | 13:52 | 7:14 | 8:13 | 9:02 | – |
| No. 8 | 25:28 | 8:50 | 3:54 | 5:40 | 7:04 | – |
| No. 9 | 1:02:20 | 14:13 | 14:20 | 11:08 | 22:39 | – |

Cite: Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Sir Roger Norrington, The London Classical Players (1987–1989)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington#sir-roger-norrington-0, accessed 4 November 2026.

## Radio–Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

- Label: SWR Musik
- Recorded: 2002
- Total: 5:29:37
- Address: https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington#sir-roger-norrington-1

| Symphony | Total | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| No. 1 | 25:20 | 8:44 | 6:37 | 3:58 | 6:01 | – |
| No. 2 | 31:30 | 11:31 | 9:06 | 4:06 | 6:47 | – |
| No. 3 | 43:46 | 15:46 | 12:18 | 5:46 | 9:56 | – |
| No. 4 | 31:07 | 11:25 | 7:32 | 5:30 | 6:40 | – |
| No. 5 | 33:29 | 6:21 | 8:08 | 7:47 | 11:13 | – |
| No. 6 | 40:38 | 10:43 | 11:32 | 5:05 | 3:35 | 9:43 |
| No. 7 | 37:53 | 13:38 | 6:39 | 8:17 | 9:19 | – |
| No. 8 | 23:35 | 8:09 | 3:32 | 4:43 | 7:11 | – |
| No. 9 | 1:02:19 | 14:11 | 13:58 | 12:07 | 22:03 | – |

Cite: Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Sir Roger Norrington, Radio–Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (2002)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington#sir-roger-norrington-1, accessed 4 November 2026.