Music from the Flames: Shostakovich

Synopsis

This film tells the story of the Russian composer’s life covering his training during the 1917 revolution, the criticism he faced during the 1930s when he was dubbed a formalist by the authorities, and how he came back into favour with his Fifth Symphony. Features interviews with the composer and his son and many performances of his music are shown.

Series

Omnibus, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

1978

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shostakovich, Dmitri; music - Russian

Credits

Producer

Ian Engelmann

Writer

Norman Jay

Contributor

Dmitri Shostakovich; Mstislav Rostropovich

Cast

David Oistrakh

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£50.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

64 minutes

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

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Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

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