| Description |
1 DVD (76 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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LPCM |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; all regions; LPCM stereo. and DTS 5.1 surround (audio extracts only). |
| Performer |
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic ; Orchestra of Mariinsky Theatre ; Valery Gergiev, conductor. |
| Credits |
Editor, David New ; director of photography, Horst Zeidler ; writers, David New, Larry Weinstein, Gemma Van Zeventer. |
| Note |
Filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Hilversum. Released as a motion picture in 1997. |
| Summary |
A look at the Stalinist purges and the musical response Dmitri Shostakovich made through his symphonies Four to Nine, which he called "tombstones." |
| 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. |
| Language |
Spoken in English and Russian with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Chinese. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Music and the war.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953. |
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Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
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Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Music.
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Music.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- conductor.
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Weinstein, Larry.
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Fichman, Niv.
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New, David.
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Zeidler, Horst.
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Zeventer, Gemma van.
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Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
Symphonies.
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Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting), performer.
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Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Orkestr, performer.
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Rhombus Media (Firm)
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IDTV Cultuur.
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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Association relative à la télévision européenne.
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Philips Communication Systems (Firm : Hilversum, Netherlands)
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Universal Music & Video.
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| Added Title |
Shostakovich against Stalin |
| Standard No. |
044007431177 |
| Music No. |
B0005486-09 Philips |
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