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  1. Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola (2005)

    Subject
    Music; Russian studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 75 minutes), £16.99

    Banned in the USSR until 1985, Sonata for Viola documents the life of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. In addition to being a portrait of a musical genius, the film bears witness to the joy of modern...

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  2. Music from the Flames: Shostakovich (1978)

    Producer
    Ian Engelmann
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 64 minutes), £50.00

    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...

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  3. Lady Macbeth at Mtsensk (Television)

    Director
    Richard Jones
    Subject
    Drama; Music

    The last episode in a series on works by Shostakovich which were influenced by Stalin’s rule. Peter Maniura presents a recording of the award-winning Royal Opera House production by Richard Jones. With...

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  4. From Lady Macbeth to Katerina and Back Again (Television)

    Subject
    Drama; Music

    Michael Berkeley talks to David Pountney, Mark Elder and Edward Downes about Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.

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