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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Shostakovich Author: Darren Henley Narrator: Marin Alsop Format: Unabridged Length: 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-13 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: This is a story from the Famous Composers collection. Following on the success of The Story of Classical Music, Darren Henley and Marin Alsop combine forces again to tell, in more detail, the lives of six key composers: Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, and Shostakovich. Their colourful lives and their love of music are told against the backdrop of some of their finest works, an ideal combination. Editorial Reviews: This excerpt from David Henley's Famous Composers collection is a worthy introduction to Dmitry Shostakovich, one of the great composers of the 20th century. Shostakovich's mother taught the young boy to play piano, and his prodigio