Yes, Classical Music Can Still Change the World

Before YouTube or Twitter, composing a symphony was a great way to get your revolution going—the French one inspired Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, and Shostakovich wrote such controversial music that he would wait outside for the Soviet regime to arrest him so his family wouldn’t be disturbed. “History is…

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Yes, Classical Music Can Still Change the World

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