Film
Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola
1981Directed by Semyon Aranovich, Aleksandr Sokurov
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
About Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola
- Music
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Semyon Aranovich
- Aleksandr Sokurov
- Writer
- Boris Dobrodeev
- Original title
- Дмитрий Шостакович. Альтовая соната
