Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola
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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.
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Tamara Alyoshina
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Sergei Prokofiev
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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Martha Argerich, Boian Videnoff - Mannheimer Philharmoniker
Semyon Aranovich
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Confrontation
Boris Dobrodeyev
Yuriy Lebedev
Dmitri Shostakovich
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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Концерт-вальс
Aleksandr Sokurov
Known for
Francofonia
Andrei Zhdanov
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Aleksandr Sokurov Director · Semyon Aranovich Director Boris Dobrodeev Screenplay
United States release January 1, 1981 · Produced in Russia · Production Lendoc
Production
Leningrad Documentary Film Studio
Production
Lendoc
Production
Russia
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Original title
Дмитрий Шостакович. Альтовая соната
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1981
United States · January 1, 1981
Theatrical
Argentina
April 14, 2004 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
France
October 1, 2005 · DVD premiere
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