Walter Meyer ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >While we're talking about CD playing times, I'm now going through the 11-CD >set of the Shostakovich symphonies on Brilliant, that I ordered from >Berkshire. It's hard to complain about a set costing US$1.99 per disk plus >shipping and handling, but... > >Symphony No. 12 occupies a CD all by itself using up 37' 07" of playing time. >Symphony No. 14 occupies a CD all by itself using up 45' 38" of playing time. >Symphony No. 15 occupies a CD all by itself, using up 37'54" of playing time. Hard Walter? Ungrateful would be the word I'd use. Or perhaps churlish?:-) Anyway, it means you can simply forget about the CD with 12 on it....:-) I also have this set; I've not played them all yet, but my feelings about 4, 5, 7, 8 and 11 (whcih I have) are that they are all good but not great performances. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]