Testimony : story of Shostakovich /

Based loosely on the memoirs of Shostakovich, a classical composer living in Russia during the reign of Stalin, this film traces the relationship between Shostakovich and Stalin and the effect that Stalin had on Shostakovich's life and work.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Chilingirian String Quartet (Performer), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Golden Age Singers (Performer), Film Four International (Producer), Isolde Films Ltd (Producer), Mandemar Group (Producer), Voiceprint (Firm)
Other Authors:	Rudkin, David, 1936- (Screenwriter), Palmer, Tony, 1941- (Director, Producer, Film editor, Screenwriter), Kingsley, Ben, 1943- (Actor), Rigby, Terence (Actor), Pickup, Ronald (Actor), Shrapnel, John (Actor), Baines, Sherry (Actor), Asquith, Magdalen (Actor), Asquith, Mark (Actor), Goddard, Liza, 1950- (Actor), Woodthorpe, Peter (Actor), Stephens, Robert, 1931-1995 (Actor), Squire, William (Actor), Melvin, Murray, 1932- (Actor), Urquhart, Robert, 1921-1995 (Actor), Reynolds, Robert (Actor), Dobtcheff, Vernon, 1934- (Actor), Hurst, Colin (Actor), Grundy, Joyce (Actor), Thrippleton, Mark (Actor), Bramwell, Christopher (Actor), Williams, Brook (Actor), Phillips, Marita (Actor), Barshai, Rudolf (Conductor), Horigome, Yuzuko, 1957- (Instrumentalist), Shirley-Quirk, John (Vocalist), Palmer, Felicity (Vocalist), Shelley, Howard (Instrumentalist), Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[Tyne and Wear, England] : Voiceprint, [2009]
Subjects:	Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, > 1906-1975 > Drama. Composers > Soviet Union > Drama. Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Drama. Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953 > Drama. Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936 > Drama. Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1936-1953 > Drama. Biographical films. Documentary-style films. Feature films. Fiction films.

Description
Summary:	Based loosely on the memoirs of Shostakovich, a classical composer living in Russia during the reign of Stalin, this film traces the relationship between Shostakovich and Stalin and the effect that Stalin had on Shostakovich's life and work.
Item Description:	"From the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich edited by Solomon Volkov." Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Includes extracts from: Symphonies 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 ; Violin concerto number 1 ; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk ; Michelangelo sonnets ; Jazz suites 1 & 2 ; Piano concerto number 2 ; String quartets nos. 8 & 10. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, all regions; aspect ratio 16:9 presentation; digitally remastered; Dolby stereo.
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Awards:	Won 1988 San Paulo International Film Festival, Critics Award (Tony Palmer).
Production Credits:	Photographed by Nic Knowland ; consultant, Solomon Volkov.