Jeremy Eichler, expert on the role of music in preserving history and memory, discusses the power of music as a memorial. He explores the significance of Badda Yar in Kyiv, the hidden messages in Shostakovich's music, the meaning of 'build dung' in German culture, and the artistic friendship between Benjamin Britain and Shostakovich. Eichler emphasizes the connection between music and memory as a way to understand cultural and social history.

Guest Jeremy Eichler, writer of Time's Echo, discusses four composers' reactions to World War II and the Holocaust. Topics include the historical symbiosis between Germans and German Jews, Mendelssohn's role in German music, Schoenberg's Survivor from Warsaw, and the fascinating premiere of the piece in Albuquerque, New Mexico.