How long is beethoven' s 1st symphony?

Answer 1

The average symphony length is around 20-23 minutes long. This was a common length during the Classical and Romantic eras. For each composer it differs as well. I'm just giving a major estimate. Contemporary symphonies for example have drifted away from the common standard length. There is a symphony written by Dr. Michael Wolters lasting a mere 25 seconds including all four movements. The Mahler 3rd symphony lasts 1 hour and 45 minutes! There is a huge difference between the two. Most Haydn symphonies lasted 15-20 minutes like most Classical ones. Beethoven broke the barrier with his 9th symphony which was over an hour when played at the correct tempo. There are many symphonies lasting different amounts of time but overall I'd say the average symphony is 20-23 minutes long with all of it's movements.

Answer 2

A typical symphony by Haydn or Mozart takes from twenty to thirty minutes in performance, depending on the symphony, how quick the tempo is in relation to other performances of the symphony, and whether all repeats are taken. Beethoven's first two symphonies typically run about thirty to thirty-five minutes in performance. Beethoven's third symphony, the Eroica in E-flat, runs longer than any well-known symphony prior to that; the recording that I own runs just under fifty minutes, and I'd guess that that's pretty typical. The recording that I own of Beethoven's ninth symphony runs about sixty-seven minutes. It is sometimes reported as fact, and has been neither confirmed nor debunked, that the original maximum length of a music CD was set at seventy-four minutes, because that was the length of the existing recording of Beethoven's ninth symphony that took the longest. Beethoven's fifth symphony runs a bit longer than the first two, while his eighth symphony is a bit shorter.

Answer 3

As long as the composer wants it to be. Mahler and Rachmaninoff have some super long movements in their symphonies. The orchestra usually takes a quick break between movements 2 and 3 they are so long.

Answer 4

Very difficult to answer because it depends on the performance, conductor, repeats, tempo etc - but roughly - #1 = 26 minutes #2 = 34 #3 = 45 #4 = 35 #5 = 30 #6 = 44 #7 = 38 #8 = 27 #9 = 63

Answer 5

It is actually an overture, it is 15mins long

Answer 6

2 hours

Answer 7

26 minutes.