The Sets · R

Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle recorded the nine Beethoven symphonies 2 times: Wiener Philharmoniker, recorded 2002, on EMI/Warner (5:53:13); Berliner Philharmoniker, recorded 2015, on Berlin Phil Media GmbH (5:43:26). Their totals run from 5:43:26 to 5:53:13.

Wiener Philharmoniker

EMI/Warner · Recorded 2002

Photo: from the editor’s collection

Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	25:24	−0:35 shorter	8:37	7:07	4:04	5:36
No. 2	32:02	−1:24 shorter	12:03	10:20	3:31	6:08
No. 3	49:44	+0:16 longer	16:21	15:14	6:02	12:07
No. 4	33:45	−0:05 shorter	11:47	9:53	5:28	6:37
No. 5	31:56	−1:04 shorter	7:24	9:07	4:47	10:38
No. 6	44:40	+2:48 longer	12:36	12:20	5:24	4:00	10:20
No. 7	39:52	+1:02 longer	14:09	8:25	8:28	8:50
No. 8	25:55	−0:04 shorter	9:29	3:59	4:46	7:41
No. 9	1:09:55	+2:52 longer	16:55	11:59	17:03	23:58
Total time	5:53:13

Compare this cycle →

Cite this

Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Sir Simon Rattle, Wiener Philharmoniker (2002)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-simon-rattle#sir-simon-rattle-0, accessed 4 November 2026.

Cover: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1–9

Berliner Philharmoniker

Berlin Phil Media GmbH · Recorded 2015

Photo: from the editor’s collection

Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	24:42	−1:17 shorter	8:36	7:17	3:24	5:25
No. 2	30:51	−2:35 shorter	11:33	9:54	3:24	6:00
No. 3	49:09	−0:19 shorter	16:20	15:17	5:50	11:42
No. 4	33:29	−0:21 shorter	11:36	9:46	5:29	6:38
No. 5	30:32	−2:28 shorter	6:59	9:03	4:35	9:55
No. 6	42:36	+0:44 longer	12:00	11:57	5:04	3:53	9:42
No. 7	39:12	+0:22 longer	13:45	8:43	8:27	8:17
No. 8	25:08	−0:51 shorter	9:10	3:54	4:38	7:26
No. 9	1:07:47	+0:44 longer	15:20	13:27	15:56	23:04
Total time	5:43:26

Compare this cycle →

Cite this

Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker (2015)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-simon-rattle#sir-simon-rattle-1, accessed 4 November 2026.