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How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

Penned By Stephen Johnson
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How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

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Music broadcaster and composer Stephen Johnson explores how Shostakovich's music took shape under Stalin's reign of terror, and how it gave form to the hopes of an oppressed people. Johnson writes of the healing effect of music on sufferers of mental illness and tells of how Shostakovich's music lent him unexpected strength in his struggle with bipolar disorder.

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Length 155 Pages
Language Eng
Released March 22, 2018
Identifier (ISBN) 40210646
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