The war symphonies : Shostakovich against Stalin / directed by Larry Weinstein ; produced by Nic Fichman.
Contributor(s): Gergiev, Valerii [conductor]
| Weinstein, Larry [director] | Fichman, Niv [producer] | Zeventer, Gemma van [associate director] | Iron, Daniel [associate producer] | MacDonald, Sheena [associate producer] | Sweete, Barbara Willis [associate producer] | Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest [performer] | Mariinskii teatr (1991- ). Orkestr | Rhombus Media (Firm).
Material type: 
Visual materialPublisher: Canada : London : Rhombus ; DECCA, [1997]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 videodisc : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.Content type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: rdacarrierSubject(s): Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 | Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Music and the war | SymphoniesDDC classification: DVD/350 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library DVD | DVD/350 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00235352 |
Filmed on location in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Directed by Larry Weinstein, produced by Nic Fichman, associate director Gemma van Zeventer, associate producers Danny Iron, Sheena MacDonald and Barbara Willis Sweete.
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic ; Korov Orchestra ; Valery Gergiev, conductor.
A look at Stalin's purge on Russia and the musical
response Dmitri Shostakovich made through his 4th-9th
symphonies, which he called "tombstones." Features
excerpts from the symphonies and other works by
Shostakovich. Includes interviews with composers,
musicologists, and friends who knew Shostakovich.
DVD
English and Russian with subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
Alan Cutts Collection.