Jan 01, 1981
77 min
Full-HD

Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola (1981)

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.

Category

Music Documentary

Country

Soviet Union

Companies

Leningrad Documentary Film Studio

Tamara Alyoshina

Sergei Prokofiev

Dmitri Shostakovich

Andrei Zhdanov

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