
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Visit website4.8/10 • 5
1997-01-01 • 1h 17m
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.
- Directors
- Larry Weinstein
- Writters
- Gemma van Zeventer
- Editors
- Gemma van Zeventer, David New

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Visit website1997-01-01 • 1h 17m
4.8/10 • 5
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.
- Directors
- Larry Weinstein
- Writters
- Gemma van Zeventer
- Editors
- Gemma van Zeventer, David New
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsDmitri Shostakovich
(archival footage)
Valery Gergiev
Self, conductor
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