# Symphony No. 9 in D minor, “Choral”, op. 125

> Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, “Choral”, op. 125. 187 recordings on Beethoven.is, from 57:51 (Peter Stangel) to 1:20:57 (Otto Klemperer); average 1:07:03.

Source: https://beethoven.is/symphony/9 · Beethoven.is, edited by Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon.

## Facts

- Premiered: May 7, 1824
- Where: Kärntnertor Theater, Vienna
- Dedication: King Frederick William III of Prussia
- Instrumentation: Flauto piccolo; 2 Flauti; 2 Oboi; 2 Clarinetti; 2 Fagotti; Contrafagotto; 4 Corni; 2 Trombe; 3 Tromboni; Timpani; Batteria; Archi – Soli; Coro
- Bars: 2598
- Bärenreiter reference duration: ca. 65 min
- Printed repeats: 4

## Movements

1. I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (D minor) – 547 bars (No printed repeats)
2. II. Molto vivace – Presto (D minor) – 954 bars (4 printed repeats)
3. III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato (B-flat major) – 157 bars (No printed repeats)
4. IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace (alla Marcia) – Andante maestoso – Andante ma non troppo ma divoto – Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto – Presto – Maestoso – Prestissimo … (D minor) – 940 bars (No printed repeats)

## About the symphony

Completed in 1824, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony stands as one of the most influential achievements in the history of Western classical music. Monumental in scale and extraordinary in its expressive ambition, the work transformed the possibilities of the symphonic form through its innovative structures, dramatic contrasts and unprecedented integration of orchestral and vocal forces. In the celebrated finale, Beethoven introduced four vocal soloists and a chorus, setting passages from Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy (An die Freude) in a visionary expression of universal brotherhood and human solidarity. The symphony's progression from the dramatic intensity of its opening movement to the triumphant affirmation of its choral finale creates a compelling musical journey of exceptional emotional and philosophical depth. Its profound influence on subsequent generations of composers, particularly during the Romantic era, helped establish new possibilities for the symphony as a vehicle for both musical innovation and the expression of broader human ideals.

## Recordings, shortest first

| Conductor | Orchestra | Recorded | Duration |
|---|---|---|---:|
| [Peter Stangel](https://beethoven.is/sets/peter-stangel#peter-stangel-0) | Pocket Philharmonic Orchestra | 2012–2017 | 57:51 |
| [Joe Hisaishi](https://beethoven.is/sets/joe-hisaishi#joe-hisaishi-0) | Future Orchestra | 2022 | 58:36 |
| [David Zinman](https://beethoven.is/sets/david-zinman#david-zinman-0) | Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich | 1997–1998 | 58:57 |
| [David Porcelijn](https://beethoven.is/sets/david-porcelijn#david-porcelijn-0) | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | 1999–2000 | 59:23 |
| [Sir John Eliot Gardiner](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-john-eliot-gardiner#sir-john-eliot-gardiner-0) | Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique | 1991–1994 | 59:42 |
| [Christoph König](https://beethoven.is/sets/christoph-konig#christoph-konig-0) | Solistes Europeens Luxembourg | 2010–2019 | 1:00:12 |
| [Tadaaki Otaka](https://beethoven.is/sets/tadaaki-otaka#tadaaki-otaka-0) | Sapporo Symphony Orchestra | 2011 | 1:00:12 |
| [Alain Lombard](https://beethoven.is/sets/alain-lombard#alain-lombard-0) | Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine | 1991 | 1:00:15 |
| [Arturo Toscanini](https://beethoven.is/sets/arturo-toscanini#arturo-toscanini-0) | NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1939 | 1:00:34 |
| [Lan Shui](https://beethoven.is/sets/lan-shui#lan-shui-0) | Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra | 2009–2013 | 1:00:45 |
| [Jaap van Zweden](https://beethoven.is/sets/jaap-van-zweden#jaap-van-zweden-0) | Residentie Orkest | 2002–2003 | 1:00:52 |
| [Philippe Herreweghe](https://beethoven.is/sets/philippe-herreweghe#philippe-herreweghe-0) | Royal Flemish Philharmonic | 2004–2009 | 1:00:55 |
| [Sir Charles Mackerras](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-charles-mackerras#sir-charles-mackerras-0) | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1991–1992 | 1:00:56 |
| [Wojciech Rajski](https://beethoven.is/sets/wojciech-rajski#wojciech-rajski-0) | Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra | 2006–2015 | 1:01:08 |
| [Ruben Gazarian](https://beethoven.is/sets/ruben-gazarian#ruben-gazarian-0) | Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn | 2010 | 1:01:23 |
| [Felix Weingartner](https://beethoven.is/sets/felix-weingartner#felix-weingartner-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1 | 1927–1938 | 1:01:25 |
| [Sir Charles Mackerras](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-charles-mackerras#sir-charles-mackerras-1) | Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Nos. 1–8) | 2006 | 1:01:30 |
| [Giovanni Antonini](https://beethoven.is/sets/giovanni-antonini#giovanni-antonini-0) | Kammerorchester Basel | 2004–2016 | 1:01:35 |
| [Hermann Scherchen](https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen#hermann-scherchen-1) | Orchestra della Radio et Television della Svizzera Italiana | 1965 | 1:01:39 |
| [Jukka-Pekka Saraste](https://beethoven.is/sets/jukka-pekka-saraste#jukka-pekka-saraste-0) | WDR Sinfonieorchester | 2017–2018 | 1:01:59 |
| [Michael Gielen](https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-gielen#michael-gielen-0) | SWF–Sinfonieorchester | 1986–1994 | 1:02:05 |
| [Hiroyuki Iwaki](https://beethoven.is/sets/hiroyuki-iwaki#hiroyuki-iwaki-1) | NHK Symphony Orchestra | 2001 | 1:02:10 |
| [Claudio Abbado](https://beethoven.is/sets/claudio-abbado#claudio-abbado-1) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1999–2000 | 1:02:15 |
| [Claudio Abbado](https://beethoven.is/sets/claudio-abbado#claudio-abbado-2) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 2001 (except the 9th, same as in the 1999–2000 cycle) | 1:02:15 |
| [Sir Roger Norrington](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington#sir-roger-norrington-1) | Radio–Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR | 2002 | 1:02:19 |
| [Sir Roger Norrington](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-roger-norrington#sir-roger-norrington-0) | The London Classical Players | 1987–1989 | 1:02:20 |
| [Thomas Dausgaard](https://beethoven.is/sets/thomas-dausgaard#thomas-dausgaard-0) | Swedish Chamber Orchestra | c. 1998–2008 | 1:02:24 |
| [Mikhail Pletnev](https://beethoven.is/sets/mikhail-pletnev#mikhail-pletnev-0) | Russian National Orchestra | 2006 | 1:02:27 |
| [Lorin Maazel](https://beethoven.is/sets/lorin-maazel#lorin-maazel-1) | Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini | 2008 | 1:02:30 |
| [Gerhard Bosse](https://beethoven.is/sets/gerhard-bosse#gerhard-bosse-0) | New Japan Philharmonic | 1999–2002 | 1:02:33 |
| [Jordi Savall](https://beethoven.is/sets/jordi-savall#jordi-savall-0) | Le Concert des Nations | 2019–2021 | 1:02:35 |
| [Ádám Fischer](https://beethoven.is/sets/adam-fischer#adam-fischer-0) | Danish Chamber Orchestra | 2016–2019 | 1:02:39 |
| [Gerd Albrecht](https://beethoven.is/sets/gerd-albrecht#gerd-albrecht-0) | Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | c. 1999 | 1:02:41 |
| [Antonello Manacorda](https://beethoven.is/sets/antonello-manacorda#antonello-manacorda-0) | Kammerakademie Podsdam | 2021–2024 | 1:02:45 |
| [Riccardo Chailly](https://beethoven.is/sets/riccardo-chailly#riccardo-chailly-0) | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | 2007–2009 | 1:02:51 |
| [Seikyo Kim](https://beethoven.is/sets/seikyo-kim#seikyo-kim-0) | Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa | c. 2003 | 1:02:59 |
| [Pierre Monteux](https://beethoven.is/sets/pierre-monteux#pierre-monteux-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker (No. 1) | 1953–1960 | 1:02:59 |
| [Mariss Jansons](https://beethoven.is/sets/mariss-jansons#mariss-jansons-0) | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 2012 | 1:03:05 |
| [Christopher Hogwood](https://beethoven.is/sets/christopher-hogwood#christopher-hogwood-0) | The Academy of Ancient Music | 1983–1989 | 1:03:08 |
| [Jan Willem de Vriend](https://beethoven.is/sets/jan-willem-de-vriend#jan-willem-de-vriend-0) | The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra | 2008–2010 | 1:03:12 |
| [Philippe Jordan](https://beethoven.is/sets/philippe-jordan#philippe-jordan-0) | Wiener Symphoniker | 2017 | 1:03:13 |
| [Emmanuel Krivine](https://beethoven.is/sets/emmanuel-krivine#emmanuel-krivine-0) | La Chambre Philharmonique | 2009–2010 | 1:03:22 |
| [Kent Nagano](https://beethoven.is/sets/kent-nagano#kent-nagano-0) | Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal | 2007–2014 | 1:03:22 |
| [Kazimierz Kord](https://beethoven.is/sets/kazimierz-kord#kazimierz-kord-0) | Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra | 1994–1997 | 1:03:34 |
| [Frans Brüggen](https://beethoven.is/sets/frans-bruggen#frans-bruggen-2) | New Japan Philharmonic | 2011 | 1:03:35 |
| [Anton Nanut](https://beethoven.is/sets/anton-nanut#anton-nanut-0) | Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana | c. 1987–1994 | 1:03:42 |
| [Antonino Polizzi](https://beethoven.is/sets/antonino-polizzi#antonino-polizzi-0) | Prague Symphony Orchestra (No. 1) | 1986 (No. 1), 1990–1994 (Nos. 2–9) | 1:03:46 |
| [Paavo Järvi](https://beethoven.is/sets/paavo-jarvi#paavo-jarvi-0) | The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen | 2004–2008 | 1:03:47 |
| [Charles Munch](https://beethoven.is/sets/charles-munch#charles-munch-0) | Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–7 | 1950–1961 | 1:03:47 |
| [John Nelson](https://beethoven.is/sets/john-nelson#john-nelson-0) | Ensemble Orchestral de Paris | 2005–2006 | 1:03:57 |
| [Marek Janowski](https://beethoven.is/sets/marek-janowski#marek-janowski-0) | WDR Sinfonieorchester | 2018–2019 | 1:04:04 |
| [Gianandrea Noseda](https://beethoven.is/sets/gianandrea-noseda#gianandrea-noseda-0) | National Symphony Orchestra | 2022–2023 | 1:04:14 |
| [Taijiro Iimori](https://beethoven.is/sets/taijiro-iimori#taijiro-iimori-0) | Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra | 2000–2001 | 1:04:22 |
| [Arturo Toscanini](https://beethoven.is/sets/arturo-toscanini#arturo-toscanini-1) | NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1949–1952 | 1:04:24 |
| [Frans Brüggen](https://beethoven.is/sets/frans-bruggen#frans-bruggen-0) | Orchestra of the 18th Century | 1985–1993 | 1:04:26 |
| [Michael Gielen](https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-gielen#michael-gielen-1) | SWR Sinfonieorchester | 1997–2000 | 1:04:31 |
| [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan#herbert-von-karajan-2) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1966 | 1:04:41 |
| [Jos van Immerseel](https://beethoven.is/sets/jos-van-immerseel#jos-van-immerseel-0) | Anima Eterna | 2005–2007 | 1:04:44 |
| [Thomas Adès](https://beethoven.is/sets/thomas-ades#thomas-ades-0) | Britten Sinfonia | 2017–2019 | 1:04:46 |
| [Osmo Vänskä](https://beethoven.is/sets/osmo-vanska#osmo-vanska-0) | Minnesota Orchestra | 2004–2008 | 1:04:48 |
| [Béla Drahos](https://beethoven.is/sets/bela-drahos#bela-drahos-0) | Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia | 1995–1996 | 1:04:50 |
| [Hugh Wolff](https://beethoven.is/sets/hugh-wolff#hugh-wolff-0) | hr-Sinfonieorchester | c. 2002–2006 | 1:04:53 |
| [Douglas Boyd](https://beethoven.is/sets/douglas-boyd#douglas-boyd-0) | Manchester Camerata | c. 2004–2012 | 1:04:56 |
| [Liang Zhang](https://beethoven.is/sets/liang-zhang#liang-zhang-0) | Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra | 2018 | 1:04:57 |
| [János Ferencsik](https://beethoven.is/sets/janos-ferencsik#janos-ferencsik-0) | Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra | 1969–1975 | 1:04:58 |
| [Frans Brüggen](https://beethoven.is/sets/frans-bruggen#frans-bruggen-1) | Orchestra of the 18th Century | 2011 | 1:05:04 |
| [Hiroyuki Iwaki](https://beethoven.is/sets/hiroyuki-iwaki#hiroyuki-iwaki-0) | NHK Symphony Orchestra | 1968–1969 | 1:05:10 |
| [Ken Takaseki](https://beethoven.is/sets/ken-takaseki#ken-takaseki-0) | Century Orchestra Osaka | 2000–2001 | 1:05:22 |
| [Bruno Walter](https://beethoven.is/sets/bruno-walter#bruno-walter-0) | New York Philharmonic | 1942–1950 | 1:05:24 |
| [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan#herbert-von-karajan-0) | Philharmonia Orchestra | 1953–1955 | 1:05:29 |
| [Josef Krips](https://beethoven.is/sets/josef-krips#josef-krips-0) | London Symphony Orchestra | 1960 | 1:05:30 |
| [Herbert Blomstedt](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-blomstedt#herbert-blomstedt-1) | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | 2014–2017 | 1:05:32 |
| [Myung-whun Chung](https://beethoven.is/sets/myung-whun-chung#myung-whun-chung-0) | Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | 2002–2004 | 1:05:33 |
| [Erich Leinsdorf](https://beethoven.is/sets/erich-leinsdorf#erich-leinsdorf-0) | Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1962–1969 | 1:05:39 |
| [Carl Schuricht](https://beethoven.is/sets/carl-schuricht#carl-schuricht-0-198) | Städisches Orchester Berlin (Nos. 1 | 1941–1957 | 1:05:39 |
| [Kurt Masur](https://beethoven.is/sets/kurt-masur#kurt-masur-1) | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | 1987–1993 | 1:05:41 |
| [Serge Koussevitzky](https://beethoven.is/sets/serge-koussevitzky#serge-koussevitzky-0) | Boston Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 2–8) | 1936–1950 | 1:05:43 |
| [Yehudi Menuhin](https://beethoven.is/sets/yehudi-menuhin#yehudi-menuhin-0) | Sinfonia Varsovia | 1994 | 1:05:44 |
| [Carl Schuricht](https://beethoven.is/sets/carl-schuricht#carl-schuricht-0) | Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | 1957–1958 | 1:05:45 |
| [Jean-Philippe Tremblay](https://beethoven.is/sets/jean-philippe-tremblay#jean-philippe-tremblay-0) | Orchestre de la Francophonie | 2009 | 1:05:45 |
| [Roy Goodman](https://beethoven.is/sets/goodman-roy-et-al#goodman-roy-et-al-0) | The Hanover Band | 1982–1988 | 1:05:46 |
| [Kazuyoshi Akiyama](https://beethoven.is/sets/kazuyoshi-akiyama#kazuyoshi-akiyama-0) | Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra | 2001–2003 | 1:05:59 |
| [Robert Trevino](https://beethoven.is/sets/robert-trevino#robert-trevino-0) | Malmö Symphony Orchestra | 2019 | 1:06:06 |
| [Bruno Weil](https://beethoven.is/sets/bruno-weil#bruno-weil-0) | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra | 2004–2016 | 1:06:06 |
| [Günter Wand](https://beethoven.is/sets/gunter-wand#gunter-wand-0) | NDR Sinfonieorchester | 1985–1988 | 1:06:08 |
| [Lorin Maazel](https://beethoven.is/sets/lorin-maazel#lorin-maazel-0) | Cleveland Orchestra | 1978 | 1:06:09 |
| [Christoph von Dohnányi](https://beethoven.is/sets/christoph-von-dohnanyi#christoph-von-dohnanyi-0) | Cleveland Orchestra | 1983–1988 | 1:06:10 |
| [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan#herbert-von-karajan-4) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1977 | 1:06:10 |
| [Walter Weller](https://beethoven.is/sets/walter-weller#walter-weller-0) | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | 1988 | 1:06:10 |
| [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan#herbert-von-karajan-5) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1982–1984 | 1:06:14 |
| [Martin Haselböck](https://beethoven.is/sets/martin-haselbock#martin-haselbock-0) | Orchester der Wiener Akademie | 2014–2019 | 1:06:16 |
| [Michael Tilson Thomas](https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-tilson-thomas#michael-tilson-thomas-0) | English Chamber Orchestra | 1978–1986 | 1:06:28 |
| [Norichika Iimori](https://beethoven.is/sets/norichika-iimori#norichika-iimori-0) | Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen | c. 2005–2006 | 1:06:29 |
| [George Szell](https://beethoven.is/sets/george-szell#george-szell-0) | Cleveland Orchestra | 1957–1964 | 1:06:35 |
| [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan#herbert-von-karajan-3) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1975–1977 | 1:06:38 |
| [Nikolaus Harnoncourt](https://beethoven.is/sets/nikolaus-harnoncourt#nikolaus-harnoncourt-0) | Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 1990–1991 | 1:06:41 |
| [Enrique Bátiz](https://beethoven.is/sets/enrique-batiz#enrique-batiz-0) | Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México | c. 1991 | 1:06:48 |
| [Herbert von Karajan](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-von-karajan#herbert-von-karajan-1) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1961–1962 | 1:06:48 |
| [George Georgescu](https://beethoven.is/sets/george-georgescu#george-georgescu-0) | Filharmonica "George Enescu" | 1961–1962 | 1:07:01 |
| [Michael Sanderling](https://beethoven.is/sets/michael-sanderling#michael-sanderling-0) | Dresdner Philhamonie | 2015–2018 | 1:07:13 |
| [Vladimir Fedoseyev](https://beethoven.is/sets/valdimir-fedosseyev#valdimir-fedosseyev-0) | Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio | 2004–2006 | 1:07:14 |
| [Sir Neville Marriner](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-neville-marriner#sir-neville-marriner-0) | Academy of the St-Martin-in-the-Fields | 1971–1990 | 1:07:18 |
| [Ernest Ansermet](https://beethoven.is/sets/ernest-ansermet#ernest-ansermet-0) | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | 1958–1963 | 1:07:23 |
| [Georg Ludwig  Jochum](https://beethoven.is/sets/georg-ludwig-jochum#georg-ludwig-jochum-0) | Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile | 1961 | 1:07:27 |
| [Paul Kletzki](https://beethoven.is/sets/paul-kletzki#paul-kletzki-0) | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | 1964–1968 | 1:07:28 |
| [Yannick Nézet-Séguin](https://beethoven.is/sets/yannick-nezet-seguin#yannick-nezet-seguin-0) | Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2021 | 1:07:34 |
| [Rudolf Kempe](https://beethoven.is/sets/rudolf-kempe#rudolf-kempe-0) | Münchner Philharmoniker | Unknown (c. 1974) | 1:07:36 |
| [Stefan Blunier](https://beethoven.is/sets/stefan-blunier#stefan-blunier-0) | Beethoven Orchestra Bonn | 2012–2020 | 1:07:39 |
| [René Leibowitz](https://beethoven.is/sets/rene-leibowitz#rene-leibowitz-0) | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1961 | 1:07:41 |
| [Sir Simon Rattle](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-simon-rattle#sir-simon-rattle-1) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 2015 | 1:07:47 |
| [Willem Mengelberg](https://beethoven.is/sets/willem-mengelberg#willem-mengelberg-0) | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 1940 | 1:07:55 |
| [Gábor Takács-Nagy](https://beethoven.is/sets/gabor-takacs-nagy#gabor-takacs-nagy-0) | Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra | 2009–2022 | 1:07:57 |
| [Eugen Jochum](https://beethoven.is/sets/eugen-jochum#eugen-jochum-3) | London Symphony Orchestra | 1976–1978 | 1:07:59 |
| [Bernard Haitink](https://beethoven.is/sets/bernard-haitink#bernard-haitink-2) | London Symphony Orchestra | 2005–2006 | 1:08:09 |
| [Eugen Jochum](https://beethoven.is/sets/eugen-jochum#eugen-jochum-2) | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 1967–1969 | 1:08:12 |
| [Eugene Ormandy](https://beethoven.is/sets/eugene-ormandy#eugene-ormandy-0) | Philadelphia Orchestra | 1961–1966 | 1:08:12 |
| [Seiji Ozawa](https://beethoven.is/sets/seiji-ozawa#seiji-ozawa-0) | Saito Kinen Orchestra | 1993–2002 | 1:08:12 |
| [Wolfgang Sawallisch](https://beethoven.is/sets/wolfgang-sawallisch#wolfgang-sawallisch-0) | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 1991–1993 | 1:08:14 |
| [Zubin Mehta](https://beethoven.is/sets/zubin-mehta#zubin-mehta-0) | Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino | 2021–2022 | 1:08:16 |
| [Andris Nelsons](https://beethoven.is/sets/andris-nelsons#andris-nelsons-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 2017–2019 | 1:08:24 |
| [Pierre Monteux](https://beethoven.is/sets/pierre-monteux#pierre-monteux-1) | Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1 | 1957–1962 | 1:08:27 |
| [Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt](https://beethoven.is/sets/hans-schmidt-isserstedt#hans-schmidt-isserstedt-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 1965–1969 | 1:08:29 |
| [Antal Doráti](https://beethoven.is/sets/antal-dorati#antal-dorati-0) | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1975–1976 | 1:08:30 |
| [William Steinberg](https://beethoven.is/sets/william-steinberg#william-steinberg-0) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | 1962–1966 | 1:08:49 |
| [Heinz Rögner](https://beethoven.is/sets/heinz-rogner#heinz-rogner-0) | Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | 1986–1994 | 1:09:02 |
| [Lovro von Matačić](https://beethoven.is/sets/lovro-von-matacic#lovro-von-matacic-1) | Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra | 1980–1981 | 1:09:10 |
| [Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos](https://beethoven.is/sets/rafael-fruhbeck-de-burgos#rafael-fruhbeck-de-burgos-0) | Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI | 2004 | 1:09:16 |
| [Eugen Jochum](https://beethoven.is/sets/eugen-jochum#eugen-jochum-1) | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Nos. 1 | 1952–1961 | 1:09:16 |
| [Kurt Masur](https://beethoven.is/sets/kurt-masur#kurt-masur-0) | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | 1972–1974 | 1:09:23 |
| [Leonard Bernstein](https://beethoven.is/sets/leonard-bernstein#leonard-bernstein-0) | New York Philharmonic | 1958–1964 | 1:09:25 |
| [Tamás Vásáry](https://beethoven.is/sets/tamas-vasary#tamas-vasary-0) | Budapest Symphony Orchestra | c. 1997 | 1:09:25 |
| [Klaus Tennstedt](https://beethoven.is/sets/klaus-tennstedt#klaus-tennstedt-0) | Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–2) | 1975–1989 | 1:09:27 |
| [Bernard Haitink](https://beethoven.is/sets/bernard-haitink#bernard-haitink-1) | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 1985–1987 | 1:09:34 |
| [Otto Klemperer](https://beethoven.is/sets/otto-klemperer#otto-klemperer-2) | Philharmonia Orchestra | 1960 | 1:09:55 |
| [Sir Simon Rattle](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-simon-rattle#sir-simon-rattle-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 2002 | 1:09:55 |
| [Rafael Kubelík](https://beethoven.is/sets/rafael-kubelik#rafael-kubelik-0) | London Symphony Orchestra (No. 1) | 1970–1975 | 1:09:56 |
| [Sir Colin Davis](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-colin-davis#sir-colin-davis-0) | BBC Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1–6 | 1970–1985 | 1:10:00 |
| [Vladimir Ashkenazy](https://beethoven.is/sets/vladimir-ashkenazy#vladimir-ashkenazy-0) | NHK Symphony Orchestra | 2004–2007 | 1:10:03 |
| [Lovro von Matačić](https://beethoven.is/sets/lovro-von-matacic#lovro-von-matacic-0) | Orchestra Symphonica di Milano della RAI | 1962 | 1:10:04 |
| [Yondani Butt](https://beethoven.is/sets/yondani-butt#yondani-butt-0) | London Symphony Orchestra | 2010–2017 | 1:10:07 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-0) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 1972–1973 | 1:10:13 |
| [Ken-ichiro Kobayashi](https://beethoven.is/sets/ken-ichiro-kobayashi#ken-ichiro-kobayashi-0) | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | c. 2010–2011 | 1:10:13 |
| [Riccardo Muti](https://beethoven.is/sets/riccardo-muti#riccardo-muti-1) | Filarmonica della Scala | 1997–1998 | 1:10:18 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-2) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 1985 | 1:10:25 |
| [Sir Richard Hickox](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-richard-hickox#sir-richard-hickox-0) | Northern Sinfonia of London | c. 1988 | 1:10:28 |
| [Bernard Haitink](https://beethoven.is/sets/bernard-haitink#bernard-haitink-0) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1974–1978 | 1:10:29 |
| [Herbert Kegel](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-kegel#herbert-kegel-0) | Dresdner Philhamonie | 1982–1983 | 1:10:33 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-1) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 1977–1978 | 1:10:40 |
| [Ryusuke Numajiri](https://beethoven.is/sets/ryusuke-numajiri#ryusuke-numajiri-0) | Tokyo Mozart Players | c. 2000 | 1:10:40 |
| [Stanisław Skrowaczewski](https://beethoven.is/sets/stanislaw-skrowaczweski#stanislaw-skrowaczweski-0) | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken | 2005 | 1:10:40 |
| [Walter Attanasi](https://beethoven.is/sets/walter-attanasi#walter-attanasi-0) | Orchestra Camerata Cassovia (Nos. 1–8) | Unknown (c. 1997–2000) | 1:10:41 |
| [Leonard Bernstein](https://beethoven.is/sets/leonard-bernstein#leonard-bernstein-1) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 1977–1979 | 1:10:49 |
| [Otmar Suitner](https://beethoven.is/sets/otmar-suitner#otmar-suitner-0) | Staatskapelle Berlin | 1980–1982 | 1:10:49 |
| [Eugen Jochum](https://beethoven.is/sets/eugen-jochum#eugen-jochum-0) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1937–1961 (except Nos. 2, 4 and 8 which are the same performances as in the Deutsche Grammophon cycle) | 1:11:09 |
| [Bruno Walter](https://beethoven.is/sets/bruno-walter#bruno-walter-1) | Columbia Symphony Orchestra | 1958–1959 | 1:11:10 |
| [Kurt Sanderling](https://beethoven.is/sets/kurt-sanderling#kurt-sanderling-0) | Philharmonia Orchestra | 1981 | 1:11:23 |
| [Franz Konwitschny](https://beethoven.is/sets/franz-konwitschny#franz-konwitschny-0) | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | 1959–1961 | 1:11:36 |
| [Sir Colin Davis](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-colin-davis#sir-colin-davis-1) | Staatskapelle Dresden | 1991–1993 | 1:11:37 |
| [Wyn Morris](https://beethoven.is/sets/wyn-morris#wyn-morris-0) | London Symphony Orchestra | 1987–1988 | 1:11:40 |
| [Riccardo Muti](https://beethoven.is/sets/riccardo-muti#riccardo-muti-0) | Philadelphia Orchestra | 1985–1988 | 1:11:42 |
| [Peter Maag](https://beethoven.is/sets/peter-maag#peter-maag-0) | Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto | 1994–1995 | 1:11:53 |
| [Daniel Barenboim](https://beethoven.is/sets/daniel-barenboim#daniel-barenboim-1) | West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | 2011 | 1:11:54 |
| [Gustav Kuhn](https://beethoven.is/sets/gustav-kuhn#gustav-kuhn-0) | Orchestre Haydn de Bolzano et Trente | 2005–2006 | 1:12:03 |
| [Otto Klemperer](https://beethoven.is/sets/otto-klemperer#otto-klemperer-1) | Philharmonia Orchestra | 1957–1959 | 1:12:10 |
| [Christian Thielemann](https://beethoven.is/sets/christian-thielemann#christian-thielemann-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 2008–2010 | 1:12:10 |
| [Herbert Blomstedt](https://beethoven.is/sets/herbert-blomstedt#herbert-blomstedt-0) | Staatskapelle Dresden | 1975–1980 | 1:12:15 |
| [Hermann Scherchen](https://beethoven.is/sets/hermann-scherchen#hermann-scherchen-0) | Orchester der Wiener Staatoper (Nos. 1 | 1959 | 1:12:18 |
| [Claudio Abbado](https://beethoven.is/sets/claudio-abbado#claudio-abbado-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 1985–1988 | 1:12:21 |
| [Taijiro Iimori](https://beethoven.is/sets/taijiro-iimori#taijiro-iimori-1) | Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra | 2010–2011 | 1:12:23 |
| [Carlo Maria Giulini](https://beethoven.is/sets/carlo-maria-giulini#carlo-maria-giulini-0) | Filarmonica della Scala (Nos. 1-8) | 1972 (No. 9), 1991–1993 (Nos. 1–8) | 1:12:30 |
| [André Cluytens](https://beethoven.is/sets/andre-cluytens#andre-cluytens-0) | Berliner Philharmoniker | 1957–1960 | 1:12:31 |
| [Karl Böhm](https://beethoven.is/sets/karl-bohm#karl-bohm-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker | 1970–1971 | 1:12:40 |
| [Eduardo Chibás](https://beethoven.is/sets/eduardo-chibas#eduardo-chibas-0) | Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela | 2005–2018 | 1:12:40 |
| [Rimma Sushanskaya](https://beethoven.is/sets/rimma-sushanskaya#rimma-sushanskaya-0) | National Symphony Orchestra | 2024 | 1:13:02 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-7) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 2000 | 1:13:30 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-4) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 1992 | 1:14:18 |
| [Wilhelm Furtwängler](https://beethoven.is/sets/wilhelm-furtwangler#wilhelm-furtwangler-0) | Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1–7) | 1948–1954 | 1:14:22 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-6) | New Japan Philharmonic | 1997–1998 | 1:14:25 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-8) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 2000 | 1:14:26 |
| [Sir Georg Solti](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-georg-solti#sir-georg-solti-1) | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1986–1989 | 1:14:30 |
| [Wilhelm Furtwängler](https://beethoven.is/sets/wilhelm-furtwangler#wilhelm-furtwangler-2) | Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (No. 1) | 1948–1954 | 1:15:14 |
| [Wilhelm Furtwängler](https://beethoven.is/sets/wilhelm-furtwangler#wilhelm-furtwangler-1) | Wiener Philharmoniker (Nos. 1–2 | 1948–1954 | 1:15:25 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-5) | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | 1996–1997 | 1:15:47 |
| [Sir Georg Solti](https://beethoven.is/sets/sir-georg-solti#sir-georg-solti-0) | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1972–1975 | 1:16:31 |
| [Daniel Barenboim](https://beethoven.is/sets/daniel-barenboim#daniel-barenboim-0) | Staatskapelle Berlin | 1999 | 1:16:36 |
| [Takashi Asahina](https://beethoven.is/sets/takashi-asahina#takashi-asahina-3) | New Japan Philharmonic | 1989 | 1:19:39 |
| [Otto Klemperer](https://beethoven.is/sets/otto-klemperer#otto-klemperer-3) | Philharmonia Orchestra | 1970 | 1:20:57 |

Every movement: https://beethoven.is/timings/9