Beethoven Symphony Timings
collected by Jeffrey Sward
 
Sym 1
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
8:17
7:58
8:00
9:13
8:44
9:03
8:34
8:42
9:16
8:45
8:04
2
6:18
6:40
6:18
6:52
7:38
6:58
7:18
8:29
7:47
8:11
7:15
3
3:20
4:02
3:12
3:47
4:02
3:54
4:13
3:29
3:30
3:30
3:30
4
5:34
5:07
5:47
5:45
5:45
5:39
5:18
5:50
5:59
5:24
5:37
TS.1
23:29
23:47
23:17
25:37
26:09
25:34
25:23
26:30
26:32
25:50
24:26
Sym 2
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
9:16
10:56
12:19
10:07
12:11
11:55
11:32
11:33
12:19
12:32
11:35
2
9:56
9:00
10:39
11:30
10:05
10:04
9:53
10:26
10:58
11:40
10:31
3
3:14
3:34
3:09
3:35
4:47
4:37
4:32
3:36
4:18
3:39
3:33
4
5:58
6:04
6:18
6:20
6:12
5:58
6:09
6:50
6:34
6:11
6:31
TS.2
28:24
29:34
32:25
31:32
33:15
32:34
32:06
32:25
34:09
34:02
32:10
Sym 3
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
14:05
15:34
13:36
14:45
16:40
16:30
16:05
18:00
14:57
17:43
17:55
2
15:20
12:58
16:02
15:30
14:01
15:10
14:16
14:38
16:11
16:18
15:19
3
5:21
6:15
5:12
5:32
5:22
5:12
5:42
5:44
6:06
6:00
5:32
4
11:10
10:22
10:53
11:25
10:58
11:25
10:30
11:30
11:48
11:51
11:16
TS.3
45:56
45:09
45:43
47:12
47:01
48:17
46:33
49:52
49:02
51:52
50:02
Sym 4
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
9:50
9:59
12:26
10:01
11:03
10:59
11:08
12:04
11:59
11:08
11:37
2
8:42
8:14
8:49
9:45
8:18
8:54
9:19
9:47
9:07
10:02
10:15
3
4:57
5:20
6:05
5:55
5:25
5:31
5:45
5:54
5:58
5:27
5:44
4
6:52
6:27
6:53
5:55
6:47
6:17
6:44
6:55
6:57
6:48
6:57
TS.4
30:21
30:00
34:13
31:36
31:33
31:41
32:56
34:40
34:01
33:25
34:33
Sym 5
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
7:06
6:49
7:12
6:05
7:04
6:58
7:15
7:14
7:07
7:17
8:13
2
8:48
8:45
9:12
9:59
8:44
9:12
9:10
9:35
9:58
9:54
11:35
3
12:58
7:19
4:51
14:00
4:55
4:45
7:48
5:14
5:08
5:08
5:31
4
inc
10:25
9:00
inc
10:42
8:13
10:46
10:23
8:58
10:24
11:34
TS.5
28:52
33:18
30:15
30:04
31:25
29:08
34:59
32:26
31:11
32:43
36:53
Sym 6
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
11:42
10:21
11:33
9:52
11:31
10:59
11:22
13:16
12:05
12:38
11:45
2
11:23
12:01
11:38
11:52
11:31
12:47
11:06
12:03
12:43
12:39
12:59
3
17:04
4:49
5:03
19:40
4:56
5:06
4:58
6:04
5:58
5:53
5:21
4
inc
3:37
3:36
inc
3:25
3:48
3:25
3:41
3:40
3:59
3:58
5
inc
9:08
8:45
inc
8:39
9:38
8:26
9:33
9:29
10:21
8:58
TS.6
40:09
39:56
40:35
41:24
40:02
42:18
39:17
44:37
43:55
45:30
43:01
Sym 7
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
11:05
13:25
11:15
11:55
13:19
11:33
13:22
15:13
14:22
13:18
14:33
2
7:55
7:28
8:02
7:38
8:03
7:38
7:55
7:47
9:05
9:00
8:19
3
6:56
8:03
6:44
7:22
8:08
8:18
8:46
10:08
9:25
9:38
7:03
4
6:39
8:30
6:47
7:16
8:47
6:34
8:08
8:48
7:05
8:35
8:47
TS.7
32:35
37:26
32:48
34:11
38:17
34:03
38:11
41:56
39:57
40:31
38:42
Sym 8
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
9:22
8:14
9:05
9:40
8:58
9:31
8:42
9:23
9:28
8:59
9:10
2
3:38
3:50
3:36
3:45
4:05
3:49
3:59
3:48
3:55
3:40
3:58
3
4:39
4:16
4:37
5:35
5:59
5:12
5:33
4:43
4:49
4:54
5:17
4
7:22
6:40
7:31
7:47
7:16
7:42
6:57
7:46
7:42
7:18
7:43
TS.8
25:01
23:00
24:49
26:47
26:18
26:14
25:11
25:40
25:54
24:51
26:08
Sym 9
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
1
13:25
13:35
12:24
15:59
14:14
15:05
14:22
15:23
16:14
16:25
18:11
2
13:04
12:11
12:33
11:21
13:18
11:27
13:03
11:12
11:12
14:42
11:51
3
14:16
11:31
13:01
15:18
12:41
14:57
12:48
16:00
17:07
16:04
19:59
4
23:18
21:40
23:18
24:00
21:17
24:32
22:02
23:37
25:07
24:31
24:41
TS.9
1:04:03
0:58:57
1:01:16
1:06:38
1:01:30
1:06:01
1:02:15
1:06:12
1:09:40
1:11:42
1:14:42
7f
17f1s
5f1s
2s
1f1s
7f1s
3f2s
1f9s
1f6s
7s
8s
2F
5F 
1F
1S
1F
2S
2S
2S
2S
5:18:50
5:21:07
5:25:21
5:35:01
5:35:30
5:35:50
5:36:51
5:54:18
5:54:21
6:00:26
6:00:37
Toscaini (RCA)
Zinman
Toscanini (1939)
Szell
Mackerras
Dohnanyi
Abbado
.Wand
Haitink
.Muti
Solti
 
 

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