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I found myself drifting a bit as I listened to the beginning chapters of this one (I listened to it on audiobook), but by the end, I was very into it. The story of the siege and the people, and what the music meant to them, was much more interesting (albeit devastatingly sad) than the early years of Shostakovich's career and drifitng love life. The one thing I will say though - this audio book missed a HUGE opportunity to play the 7th symphony. There were clips here and there, but why on earth wouldn't they play the symphony in its entirety at the end of the book's recording? It's bad enough to read an entire book in print about the piece, with its moods and highs and lows and accept that. But to have an audio format not take advantage of its ability to introduce readers to the subject of the book was extremely disappointing.