Presenter Donald Macleod joins Shostakovich in a country retreat the 'House for Composers’, and we hear his String Quartet No 2 and Symphony No 8, both written here. Show more
We hear about the terrifying moment Shostakovich received a call from Stalin. Donald Macleod presents Shostakovich's String Quartet No 4 and Violin Concerto No 1. Show more
Marriage. It's complicated... and how Shostakovich celebrated the birth of his daughter. And we find out: is Shostakovich a cat or a dog person? With presenter Donald Macleod. Show more
Donald Macleod meets the Shostakovich family at a time when they were wartime evacuees and we hear about the symphony that was almost lost in a train toilet. Show more
