Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

Name: Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola
Director: Semyon Aranovich
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 1981-01-01
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 5.444
Cast: Tamara Alyoshina, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, Andrei Zhdanov

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Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

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Released

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Leningrad Documentary Film Studio

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1981-01-01

Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy to a first rate artist, his celebrated compositions and the final years with a declining health.

MusicDocumentary