The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)
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
as (archival footage)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) was a Soviet composer. He was regarded throughout his life as one of the major composers of the 20th century..
Valery Gergiev
as Self, conductor
Valery Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and artistic directo...
Director
Larry Weinstein
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