How Shostakovich Changed My Mind by Stephen Johnson (narrated by Stephen Johnson) Travel maps Are you ready to become

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How Shostakovich Changed My Mind by Stephen Johnson (narrated by Stephen Johnson) Travel maps Are you ready to becomeFor Stephen Johnson, music has a greater power to transform us, to change our minds, than the other arts. Exploring the power of Shostakovichs music during Stalins reign of terror, Johnson writes of the extraordinary healing effect of music on the mind for sufferers of mental illness. Johnson looks at neurological, psychotherapeutic and philosophical findings, and reflects on his own experience, where he believes Shostakovichs music helped him survive