The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

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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.

Production Companies

Rhombus Media

Languages

English, Russian

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