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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

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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.

Documentary

2.4 / 5

Release Date: 1st January 1997
Director
Larry Weinstein
Writer
Gemma van Zeventer
Top Cast
Dmitri ShostakovichValery Gergiev
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