November 12, 2019
www.flowstate.fm
Good morning.
Today we’re listening to Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer active in the 20th century. Shostakovich was a piano prodigy and entered conservatory at age 13, at the height of the Russian Civil War. Influenced by Igor Stravinsky and Gustav Mahler, he completed his first symphony at 19 (pictured below). His music weaves many styles together…