Is 5 'Planets' a record?

[LMcD]

Petroc informs us that Sir Adrian Boult recorded the 'Planets' suite 5 times. Are there other instances of a conductor recording the same work as (or more) frequently?

[cloughie]

Petroc informs us that Sir Adrian Boult recorded the 'Planets' suite 5 times. Are there other instances of a conductor recording the same work as (or more) frequently?

At a quick check, for starters I think:
Karajan Beethoven 7 six, Brahms 1 five, Tchaik 6 six.

[Richard Tarleton]

Just conductors? Not wishing to derail the thread so soon, but DFD made 7 recordings of Winterreise.... - examples of an artist having multiple thoughts over a long career?

[Pabmusic]

Petroc informs us that Sir Adrian Boult recorded the 'Planets' suite 5 times. Are there other instances of a conductor recording the same work as (or more) frequently?

Petroc is right (1945, 1953, 1959, 1966, & 1978). Boult also recorded Elgar 2 five times (1944, 1956, 1963, 1968, & 1975) as well as the Tallis Fantasia (1940, 1953, 1959, 1969, & 1975), and Enigma four times (1936, 1953, 1961, & 1970), A Shropshire Lad four times (1920, 1942, 1954, & 1973), and Job four times (1946, 1954, 1958, & 1970). He also recorded Brahms 1 three times (1954, 1959 and 1972), RVW 6 three times (1949, 1953, & 1967) the Dohnanyi Variations three times (1954, 1956, & 1959), the Mendelssohn VC three times (1957, 1958, & 1966), and Schubert 9 three times (1934, 1954, & 1972).

There are many shorter pieces, for instance the English Folk Song Suite and Portsmouth Point, both of which he recorded three times.

In that list are pieces that Boult premiered (Planets, Job, RVW 6), and pieces he made the first recording of (A Shropshire Lad, Elgar 2).

[Pabmusic]

I detect an idea that doesn't have much support in reality - that conductors 'choose' to record certain pieces. Not usually. Karajan and Bernstein had the clout to do so in later life - as did Carlos Kleiber. But with Boult, for instance, EMI made great play of the fact that his Parry record in 1979 would be his last and - wait for it! - Boult had been invited to choose the programme!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Barbirolli recorded Elgar's Introduction and Allegro more than 5 times - plus there's a live version.

[LMcD]

Just conductors? Not wishing to derail the thread so soon, but DFD made 7 recordings of Winterreise.... - examples of an artist having multiple thoughts over a long career?

Examples citing performers other than conductors are welcome!

[vinteuil]

Examples citing performers other than conductors are welcome!

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[Stanfordian]

Of course many broadcast recordings from the radio company archives not initially intended for release have and are being released. Gunter Wand and Sergiu Celibidache are such examples.