Shostakovich attempts renewal
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 and filed in Shostakovich, Shostakovich attempts renewalHe attempts to be saved, renewed, re-born from a quagmire of sadness, poignancy and melancholy. Does he pull it off?
Piano concerto #2 Andante
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