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 BBC Stephen Johnson exploreaza modul in care muzica lui Sostakovici a luat forma sub domnia terorii lui Stalin. Johnson scrie despre efectul vindecator al muzicii asupra persoanelor care sufera de boli mintale si povesteste despre modul in care muzica lui Shostakovich i-a oferit o putere neasteptata in lupta sa impotriva tulburarii bipolare.