How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

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.

Radiodifuzorul de muzica de la BBC Stephen Johnson exploreaza puterea muzicii lui Sostakovici in timpul domniei terorii lui Stalin si scrie despre efectul extraordinar de vindecare al muzicii asupra bolnavilor de boli mintale - si reflecta asupra propriei experiente, unde crede ca muzica lui Sostakovici l-a ajutat sa supravietuiasca incercarilor si atacuri ale tulburarii bipolare.