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Taijiro Iimori

Taijiro Iimori recorded the nine Beethoven symphonies 2 times: Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded 2000–2001, on Fontec (5:35:53); Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded 2010–2011, on Fontec (6:02:57). Their totals run from 5:35:53 to 6:02:57.

Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra

Fontec · Recorded 2000–2001

Photo: from the editor’s collection

Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	24:26	−1:33 shorter	8:32	7:06	3:19	5:29
No. 2	31:44	−1:42 shorter	11:46	10:14	3:29	6:15
No. 3	48:12	−1:16 shorter	16:22	13:12	7:39	10:59
No. 4	31:23	−2:27 shorter	10:43	8:47	5:20	6:33
No. 5	33:47	+0:47 longer	6:50	9:11	7:33	10:13
No. 6	40:40	−1:12 shorter	11:25	11:29	5:02	3:38	9:06
No. 7	36:52	−1:58 shorter	13:55	8:23	5:49	8:45
No. 8	24:27	−1:32 shorter	8:31	3:50	4:59	7:07
No. 9	1:04:22	−2:41 shorter	14:06	13:26	14:12	22:38
Total time	5:35:53

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Taijiro Iimori, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra (2000–2001)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/taijiro-iimori#taijiro-iimori-0, accessed 4 November 2026.

Cover: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra

Fontec · Recorded 2010–2011

Photo: from the editor’s collection

Symphony	Total	vs. average	I.	II.	III.	IV.	V.
No. 1	25:56	−0:03 shorter	9:36	6:42	3:42	5:56
No. 2	34:37	+1:11 longer	13:08	11:17	3:44	6:28
No. 3	50:28	+1:00 longer	15:27	16:35	5:55	12:31
No. 4	35:59	+2:09 longer	12:25	10:31	5:56	7:07
No. 5	34:43	+1:43 longer	8:19	10:40	5:15	10:29
No. 6	42:54	+1:02 longer	11:04	12:20	5:23	4:01	10:06
No. 7	38:34	−0:16 shorter	13:15	9:52	8:11	7:16
No. 8	27:23	+1:24 longer	9:52	4:11	5:22	7:58
No. 9	1:12:23	+5:20 longer	17:21	11:53	17:03	26:06
Total time	6:02:57

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Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Taijiro Iimori, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra (2010–2011)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/taijiro-iimori#taijiro-iimori-1, accessed 4 November 2026.