The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)

01/01/1997 (DE) • Documentary • 1h 17m

Overview

1997 documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)

01/01/1997 (DE) • 1h 17m

Documentary

Overview

1997 documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

Top Billed Cast

Dmitri Shostakovich

(archival footage)

Valery Gergiev

Self, conductor

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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