Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

01/01/1981

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1hr 17min

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Music

,Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tamara Alyoshina
  • Sergei Prokofiev
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Andrei Zhdanov

    Directors

  • Semyon Aranovich
  • Aleksandr Sokurov

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Leningrad Documentary Film Studio

    Production Countries

  • Soviet Union

LANGUAGES

  • Russian

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