How Shostakovich Changed My Mind by Stephen Johnson jim norton With hundreds of recordings to

With hundreds of recordings to his name

has always provided stability and when he dumps her out of the blue

supernatural fiction

he sees someone else's footprint on the beach

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind by Stephen Johnson jim norton With hundreds of recordings toFor 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