Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola
1981, Russian. Directed by Semyon Aranovich & Aleksandr Sokurov.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- Дмитрий Шостакович. Альтовая соната
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Boris Dobrodeev
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Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola (1981) was directed by Semyon Aranovich and Aleksandr Sokurov and stars Tamara Alyoshina, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich.