The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

Name: The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Director: Larry Weinstein
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 5.667
Cast: Dmitri Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev

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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

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Rhombus Media

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1997-01-01

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

A 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.

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Dmitri Shostakovich

Self, conductor

Valery Gergiev