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How Shostakovich changed my mind
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- Book Synopsis
- BBC broadcaster Stephen Johnson explores how Shostakovich's music took shape under Stalin's reign of terror. 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 against bipolar disorder. Through interviews conducted with surviving members of Soviet orchestras, through his reading of philosophers, psychoanalysts, and neurologists, Johnson paints a compelling picture of one man's music and its power to validate and sustain another man's life.
- About The Author
- Stephen Johnson has taken part in several hundred radio programs and documentaries, including Radio 3's weekly series Discovering Music. He is also a presenter on the Classic Arts podcast series Archive Classics. Johnson has made numerous appearances on TV, contributing as a guest on BBC4's coverage of The Proms, ITV's The South Bank Show, and BBC1's The One Show. He is the author of several books, including The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910 and How Shostakovich Changed My Mind (Notting Hill Editions).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781910749456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions, (26 March 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 172
- Weight
- 238 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 190 x 120 x 17.3 mm
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