The war symphonies: Shostakovich against Stalin
Rhombus Media, IDTV Cultuur, ZDF & ARTE present; director, Larry Weinstein; producer, Niv Fichman
- Resource Type:
- Music DVD Video
- Publication:
- [Netherlands?] : Philips, [2005]
- Distribution:
- New York, NY : Universal Music and and Video Distribution Corp., [distributor]
- Copyright:
- ℗2005
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- Summary:
- A look at the Stalinist purges and the musical response Dmitri Shostakovich made through his symphonies Four to Nine, which he called "tombstones."
- Table of Contents:
- Bonus features: Symphony extracts. Symphony no. 4, 3rd movement [conclusion] (7:24)
- Symphony no. 5, 1st movement (16:26)
- Symphony no. 6, 2nd movement (6:07)
- Symphony no. 7, 1st movement (27:32)
- Symphony no. 8, 3rd movement (7:10)
- Symphony no. 9, 1st movement (5:54); Shostakovich wartime radio broadcast (0:54) ; Shostakovich chronology.
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- Language Notes:
- Spoken in English and Russian with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Chinese.
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- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC; all regions; LPCM stereo. and DTS 5.1 surround (audio extracts only).
- Performers:
- Netherlands Radio Philharmonic ; Orchestra of Mariinsky Theatre ; Valery Gergiev, conductor.
- Production Credits:
- Editor, David New ; director of photography, Horst Zeidler ; writers, David New, Larry Weinstein, Gemma Van Zeventer.
- General Notes:
- Filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Hilversum. Released as a motion picture in 1997.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; surround; stereo
- Video Characteristics:
- NTSC
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; all regions
- Call Numbers:
- MDVD 00397
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 044007431177
Publisher Number, Philips: B0005486-09 - OCLC Numbers:
- 62300583