S1E14: Musical Warfare - Shostakovich and His Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad")

While it is speculated that Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich began writing his Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad") in C Major, Op. 60 before the Nazi German armies began bombarding the city of Leningrad, there is no doubt that his accomplishments, and the accomplishments of the musicians of Leningrad, loosened the hinges of the Nazi army and helped them win the battle that day. Join me and an incredible, growing community living healthier lifestyles in a body positive space with Roy Belzer Fitness: roybelzerfitness.com offer code chronpodcast. To become a member of The Composer Chronicles, click on the following link to Patreon: https://patreon.com/thecomposerchronicles Music for this episode: Remarkable Convictions by Trevor Kowalski Last Point of Safe Return by Fabien Tell Salvation by Johannes Bornlöf Frontiers Are Where You Find Them by Trevor Kowalski Sources for this episode: Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich, edited by Solomon Volkov: https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Memoirs-Shostakovich-Solomon-Volkov/dp/087910998X