Number Twelve of Fifteen
There are many composers who had eventful lives - it seems that it was rarely an easy life.
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Shostakovich certainly belongs to that group (if you haven't read it his "memoirs" - Testimony - makes for fascinating reading - although I have put the word memoirs in quotes as there is a degree of doubt about how accurate a representation it is).
His symphonies are each quite unique - although it is always clear that they belong to him! There are a few of the fifteen that I particularly enjoy - this is one of them - great horn part, great fun to play.
