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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)

1h 17m

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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)

Name: The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01

1h 17m

Running Time

January 1, 1997
Release Date

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Plot.

Documentary - Filmed at the Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, Austria, this 1986 performance took place at a benefit concert to raise funds for the restoration of the world-famous concert hall. Renowned conductor Leonard Bernstein leads the Wiener Philharmoniker through Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's rarely performed Sixth Symphony and his joyous Ninth Symphony. Bonus features include Bernstein discussing his unique take on each of these masterful pieces. - Valery Gergiev, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Flora Litvinova

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Cast & Crew.

Dmitri Shostakovich

(archival footage)

Valery Gergiev

Self, conductor

Gemma van Zeventer

Writer

Larry Weinstein

Director

David New

Editor

Ville Penttilä

Gaffer / Grip

Graham Haley

Shostakovich

Joseph Stalin

Self

Irina Loskutova

Katerina - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District"

Solomon Volkov

Writer

Niv Fichman

Producer

Horst Zeidler

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1997

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 17m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-09-20

Wiki.

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (sometimes titled Shostakovich Against Stalin: The War Symphonies) is a 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.