Arts
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his stunning Symphony Number 4 while he was under great scrutiny and his life was in danger in communist Russia. After keeping it hidden for decades, he finally performed it in 1961 after Stalin's reign had ended. It's around that time that Greg heard it for the first time, and for this episode, he and Daniel discuss the symphony's intriguing history at length. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and mrjonesandme.buzzsprout.com.