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Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies with Britten Sinfonia, recorded 2017–2019, on Signum Classics; the cycle lasts 5:33:32.
Britten Sinfonia
Photo: from the editor’s collection
| Symphony | Total | vs. average | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 24:56 | −1:03 shorter | 8:51 | 6:55 | 3:54 | 5:16 | |
| No. 2 | 31:42 | −1:44 shorter | 11:45 | 9:55 | 3:55 | 6:07 | |
| No. 3 | 45:04 | −4:24 shorter | 15:27 | 13:42 | 5:38 | 10:17 | |
| No. 4 | 32:39 | −1:11 shorter | 11:35 | 8:56 | 5:25 | 6:43 | |
| No. 5 | 32:03 | −0:57 shorter | 7:20 | 9:18 | 4:38 | 10:47 | |
| No. 6 | 39:50 | −2:02 shorter | 10:56 | 11:37 | 4:52 | 3:37 | 8:48 |
| No. 7 | 39:06 | +0:16 longer | 13:57 | 8:08 | 8:53 | 8:08 | |
| No. 8 | 23:26 | −2:33 shorter | 8:10 | 3:49 | 4:33 | 6:54 | |
| No. 9 | 1:04:46 | −2:17 shorter | 14:18 | 15:12 | 12:10 | 23:06 | |
| Total time | 5:33:32 | ||||||
Cite this
Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, “Thomas Adès, Britten Sinfonia (2017–2019)”, Beethoven.is, https://beethoven.is/sets/thomas-ades#thomas-ades-0, accessed 4 November 2026.