Watch Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces
- 2015
- 56 min
Directed by Reiner Moritz and narrated by the late John Hurt, this revealing documentary traces the tumultuous life of Dmitri Shostakovich through his complete symphonic cycle, performed by Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra. From the 1936 ban of "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" to his 1948 condemnation as a formalist, Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces is a 2015 documentary with a runtime of 56 minutes.