now playing

start of Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZLlk6HBwiY&list=OLAK5uy_k9ub8VV9OJq2s-p4TD0PyCrPtNNIoWyDM&index=74

start of Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspvR9mxvTU&list=OLAK5uy_k9ub8VV9OJq2s-p4TD0PyCrPtNNIoWyDM&index=12

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k9ub8VV9OJq2s-p4TD0PyCrPtNNIoWyDM

I used to think these symphonies were boring as fuck -- hell, I used to think 'symphony' was a misnomer considering nothing happens in them -- but now I find them rather comfy.