The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

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Симфония войны

Documentary - Filmed at the Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, Austria, this 1986 performance took place at a benefit concert to raise funds for the restoration of the world-famous concert hall. Renowned conductor Leonard Bernstein leads the Wiener Philharmoniker through Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's rarely performed Sixth Symphony and his joyous Ninth Symphony. Bonus features include Bernstein discussing his unique take on each of these masterful pieces. - Valery Gergiev, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Flora Litvinova

一位伟大的艺术家，如何战胜一个暴君。

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 322637
Status Released
Released Czech Republic May 10, 2003 (Golden Prague TV Festival) United States of America January 1, 1997
Runtime 77 minutes
Genres Documentary Musical
Original Country Canada
Original Language Russian
Production Company Rhombus Media Arte AVRO Television
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Valery Gergiev
as Self - Conductor "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9" and "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" / Interviewee / Pianist "Rayok"
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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
as Themselves - Orchestra "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9"
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Flora Litvinova
as Self - Friend
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Graham Haley
as Shostakovich (voice)
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Dmitri Shostakovich
as Self (archive footage)
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Dmitri Tolstoy
as Self - Composer
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Joseph Stalin
as Self (archive footage)
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Bulat Minzhilkiev
as Boris - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" / Self - Baritone "Rayok"
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Irina Loskutova
as Katerina - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District"
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Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
as Themselves - Orchestra (Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District") (as The Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre)
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Karen Khachaturyan
as Self - Composer (as Karen Khachaturian)
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Abram Gozenpud
as Self - Musicologist
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Mariana Sabinina
as Self - Musicologist
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Mariya Konniskaya
as Self - Friend
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Natan Perelman
as Self - Friend
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David New
Larry Weinstein
Gemma van Zeventer
Solomon Volkov

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Larry Weinstein

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Sven Bellmuth
Harry de Winter
Piet Erkelens
Niv Fichman
Sandra Hasenbos
Danny Irom
Erik Luijten
Sheena Macdonald
JB Macrander
Eeva-Kaisa Nojonen
Helmut Rost
Patrick Roubroecks
Barbara Willis Sweete
Juha Vakkuri
Willem Vos

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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

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Valery Gergiev as Self - Conductor "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9" and "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" / Interviewee / Pianist "Rayok" * needs role-specific image

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic as Themselves - Orchestra "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9" * needs role-specific image

Flora Litvinova as Self - Friend * needs role-specific image

Graham Haley as Shostakovich (voice) * needs role-specific image

Dmitri Shostakovich as Self (archive footage) * needs role-specific image

Dmitri Tolstoy as Self - Composer * needs role-specific image

Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage) * needs role-specific image

Bulat Minzhilkiev as Boris - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" / Self - Baritone "Rayok" * needs role-specific image

Irina Loskutova as Katerina - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" * needs role-specific image

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra as Themselves - Orchestra (Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District") (as The Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre) * needs role-specific image

Karen Khachaturyan as Self - Composer (as Karen Khachaturian) * needs role-specific image

Abram Gozenpud as Self - Musicologist * needs role-specific image

Mariana Sabinina as Self - Musicologist * needs role-specific image

Mariya Konniskaya as Self - Friend * needs role-specific image

Natan Perelman as Self - Friend * needs role-specific image