The Second Movement of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony

The second movement of Shostakovich's 10th symphony is one of these movements that cannot escape those memoirs testimony by Solomon Volkov. The amount of movement and energy whirling around the stage is simply overwhelming at times. There is a rage coursing through this movement that could easily portray a man like Stalin, but it also could portray the anger of a composer who was censored for so long.