In his review of the John Wilson Rachmaninoff Nr.2 Ralph Moore refers to the Rozhdestvensky recording of the symphony as "notably more leisurely" in comparison (actually some ten minutes longer he writes).
What he doesn't mention is that the reason Rozhdestvensky is longer in the first movement is because he takes the exposition repeat whereas Wilson – and the vast majority of conductors – does not.
This doesn't make Wilson's performance swift; it places his performance entirely in the range of all of the conductors who do not take the exposition repeat in the first movement.
Rozhdestvensky isn't an outlier compared with say, Sanderling and the Philharmonia, or Arwel Hughes, both of whom also take the repeat. Others who do are Litton and José Cura - possibly the best if you want this particular view of the symphony.
Ralph can write about timings - but the context of the performances is also relevant if he does.
The repeat is contentious in my view (many disagree with me, I know). There are any number of superb performances without the repeat that show why it's unnecessary - but very few with it that make the symphony work.
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