Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Part 2

Last week I told you the story of the genesis of Shostakovich’s
5th symphony. We talked politics, but we also talked about just
the music itself. Today, I’ll take you through the second half of
the symphony, again first from a musical point of view. But by
the end of the piece, the political conversation and the debate
over the ending itself becomes unavoidable. There is no other
piece whose character or even tempo is as debated as the ending
of Shostakovich’s 5th, so we're going to have it out! Join us!