Filmography

In this section only commercially issued films are listed.

Concert and Rehearsal:

Title	Performer	Rec.	Label	Number	Media	Note
Symphony No. 1 in F minor Op. 10	Igor Markevitch/Orchestre National de la RTF	1963 June 15	EMI	DVB 4901119	DVD
Symphony No. 1 in F minor Op. 10	Leonard Bernstein/Schleswing-Holstein Musik Festival Orchester	1988 July 16	medici arts	2072158	DVD	Rehearsal and concert at Schleswing-Holstein Musik Festival, 1988.
Symphony No. 4 in c minor Op. 43	Gennady Rozhdestvensky/BBC Symphony Orchestra	1978 Sept. 9	medici arts	3085278	DVD
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 47	Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic	1979 July 2 & 3	Kultur	1355	VHS	Concert at Tokyo Bunkakaikan Large Hall. Same as CBS/Sony 22DC 5594(CD)etc.
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1966	Teldec	WPLS 4120	LD	This LD is titled as ‘Art of Conducting, Vol. 2 Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era’. Performance of 4th mov.(excerpts).
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1972	Teldec	WPLS 4120	LD	This LD is titled as ‘Art of Conducting, Vol. 2 Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era’. Rehearsal of 1st mov.
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1973 June	DML	DMEC 18001/4	VHS	It is uncertain whether is a rehearsal or recording session. There is no intermission nor Mravinsky talking.
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1973 June	Dreamlife	DLVC-1111	DVD
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1983 Nov. 19	DML	DMEC 18005/8	VHS	Rehearsal at Minsk Philharmonic Hall.
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1983 Nov. 20	Toshiba	TOLW 3667	LD	Concert at Minsk Philharmonic Hall. This film was broadcast on NHK Education TV on 1992 Sept. 6 and 1993 June 14.
	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1983 Nov. 20	DML	DMEC 18005/8	VHS
	Mstislav Rostropovich/National Symphony Orchestra	1985 Aug. 24	Suncrown	CRLB-40001	LD	Concert at Wolf Trap Hall. It contains brief introduction by Bevery Sills and ‘Rostropovich Remembers Shostakovich’. This film was Broadcast on TV of USA on 1985 Sept. 25.
	Maxim Shostakovich/London Symphony Orchestra	1985 Feb. 9	NEC	NALC-10001	LD	Concert at Barbican Hall, London. This film was broadcast on BBC TV.
	Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR State Symphony Orchestra	1976 Sept. 25	Dreamlife	DLVC-1149	DVD	An evening in memory of D. Shostakovich (on the ocasion of his 70th birthday).
Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 54	Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR State Symphony Orchestra	1979	Dreamlife	DLVC-1149	DVD	Concert at Moscow Conservatory Bolshoi Hall.
Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 54	Leonard Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker	1986	DG	00440 073 4170	DVD	Include Bernstein's spoken introduction to the symphony.
Symphony No. 8 in C minor Op. 65	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1982 Mar. 27	DML	DMEC 18001/4	VHS	It is uncertain whether is a rehearsal or recording session. There is no intermission nor Mravinsky talking.
Symphony No. 8 in C minor Op. 65	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1982 Mar. 27	Dreamlife	DLVC-1111	DVD
Symphony No. 9 in E flat major Op. 70	Leonard Bernstein/Wiener Philharmoniker	1985	DG	00440 073 4170	DVD	Include Bernstein's spoken introduction to the symphony.
Symphony No. 10 in E minor Op. 93	Pavel Kogan/Moscow State Symphony Orchestra	1990	Pioneer	PC-11524D	DVD	Concert at Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich.
Symphony No. 10 in E minor Op. 93	Georg Solti/Bayerischer Rundfunks Symphony Orchestra	1992	image	ID5812RADVD	DVD	Concert at Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich. “Region-1”
Symphony No. 12 in D minor Op. 112	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1984 Apr. 29	DML	DMEC 18005/8	VHS	Concert at Grand Hall of Leningrad Philharmonic. Same as Victor VDC 25028(CD)etc.
Symphony No. 12 in D minor Op. 112	Evgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	1984 Apr. 29	Dreamlife	DLVC-1116	DVD
Festive Overture Op. 96	Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR State Symphony Orchestra	1986	Dreamlife	DLVC-1152	DVD
Festive Overture Op. 96	Yuri Temirkanov/St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra	2003 June 1	TDK	TDBA-0072	DVD	From Gala Concert 300 Years of St. Petersburg.
Suite from ‘The Bolt’ Op. 27a	Pavel Kogan/Moscow State Symphony Orchestra	1990	Pioneer	PC-11524D	DVD	No. 3 only. Concert at Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich.
Original Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 Sans op. G(ii) (Arr. by G. McBurny)	Andrew Davis/Members of BBC Symphony Orchestra	2000 Sept. 9	Opus Arte	OA 0851 D	DVD	World Premiere at Royal Albert Hall, London at the last night of PROMS.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 77	Leonid Kogan (Vn), Kyrill Kondrashin/Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra	1968	IVC	IVCV-64141	VHS	Excerpts of 1st and 3rd mov.(without Cadenza) and all of 2nd and 4th mov. This film is titled as ‘Playing Leonid Kogan’.
		1968	IVC	IVCF-5153	DVD
	Leonid Kogan (Vn), Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR State Symphony Orchestra	1976 Sept. 25	Dreamlife	DLVC-1150	DVD	An evening in memory of D. Shostakovich (on the ocasion of his 70th birthday).
	David Oistrakh (Vn), Unknown Orchestra	1967	Warner	WPBS-90033	DVD	This DVD is titled as ‘The Art of Violin’. Performance of Cadenza only.
	David Oistrakh (Vn), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra	1967	Warner	WPBS-90093	DVD	This DVD is titled as ‘DAVID OISTRAKH Artist of the People?’. Excerpts of 4th mov.
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor Op. 129	David Oistrakh (Vn), Kyrill Kondrashin/Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra	1967?	Dreamlife	DLVC-1112	DVD
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor Op. 129		1967?	Warner	WPBS-90093	DVD	This DVD is titled as ‘DAVID OISTRAKH Artist of the People?’. Excerpts of 3rd mov.(include Cadenza)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107	Mstislav Rostropovich (Vc), Charles Groves/London Symphony Orchestra	1961 Dec. 16	EMI	DVB 4901219	DVD
Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 126	Mstislav Rostropovich (Vc), Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR State Symphony Orchestra	1966 Sept. 25	Dreamlife	DLVC-1150	DVD	Premiere (Concert dedicated to the 60th birthday of D. Shostakovich).
Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57	Glenn Gould (Pf), Symphonia Quartet		Sony	SHV 48411	VHS	1st, 2nd, and 5th mov. only. This film is contained on ‘The Glenn Gould Collection - VII. A Russian Interlude’.
Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 68	Borodin Quartet	2002	RUSCICO	RUSD9566DVD	DVD
Quartet No. 3 in F major Op. 73	Borodin Quartet	1987	medici arts	2072298	DVD
Quartet No. 4 in D major Op. 83	Shostakovich Quartet	1991 Sept. 20	EMI	TOLW-3719	LD	Concert at El Monasterio del Escorial. Performers used ‘Spanish Set’ of Stradivarius.
Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110	Dominant Quartet	2002	RUSCICO	RUSD9566DVD	DVD	Master Class by V. Berlinsky.
	Ysaÿe Quartet	1988 Apr.	amadeo	PHLK-7010	LD	Concert at Ranelagh Theater. Producer and director is Georges Bessonnet.
	Borodin Quartet	1987	medici arts	2072298	DVD
Two Pieces for String Quartet Sans op. D(i)	Shostakovich Quartet	1991 Sept. 20	EMI	TOLW-3719	LD	‘Eleghy’ only. Concert at El Monasterio del Escorial. Performers used ‘Spanish Set’ of Stradivarius.
Two Pieces for String Quartet Sans op. D(i)	Vladimir Spivakov/Moscow Virtuosi	1993	geneon	GNBC-4031	DVD	‘Polka’ only. Concert at Kursaal Bad Brückenau.
Violin Sonata Op. 134	Gidon Kremer (Vn), Andrei Gavrilov (Pf)	1979	EMI	TOLW-3613	LD	Concert at Berlin Philharmonie.
Violin Sonata Op. 134	David Oistrakh (Vn), Sviatoslav Richter (Pf)	1969	Warner	WPBS-90104	DVD	This DVD is titled as ‘RICHTER The Enigma’. Excerpts of 1st mov.
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor Op. 61	Emil Gilels	1968	IVC	IVCV-64144	VHS	Final part of 3rd mov. only. Gilels appears only a few seconds. This film is titled as ‘Playing Emil Gilels’.
Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5	David Oistrakh (Vn), Frida Bauer(Pf)		Kultur	1208	VHS	Arr. for Violin and Piano by Isaak Glickman
Twenty-four Preludes Op. 34	Leonid Kogan (Vn), Andrei Mytnik (Pf)	1962 Mar. 26	EMI	DVB 4928359	DVD	Nos. 10, 15, 16, and 24. Arr. for Violin and Piano by Dmitri Tsyganov.
Twenty-four Preludes and Fugues Op. 87	Tatiana Nikolayeva (Pf)	1992	medici arts	3085248	DVD	It contains ‘Tatiana Nikolayeva plays Dmitri Shostakovich: documentary’.
Twenty-four Preludes and Fugues Op. 87	Sviatoslav Richter (Pf)	1962	Warner	WPBS-90104	DVD	This DVD is titled as ‘RICHTER The Enigma’. Excerpts of No. 15.
The Song of the Forests Op. 81	Alexei Maslennikov (T), Alexander Vedernikov (B), Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Boys Chorus of Moscow State Chorus School, Moscow Radio Chorus	1978	Dreamlife	DLVC-1152	DVD	Concert at Moscow Conservatory Bolshoi Hall.
The Nose Op. 15	Eduard Akimov (Br), Aleksei Mochalov (B), Mariya Lemesheva (S), Boris Tarkhov (T), Nikolai Kurpe (T), Lyudmila Kolmakova (MS), All Theatre Members, Vladimir Agronsky/Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre Orchestra	1995 Aug. 9	EMI	TOLW-3747/8	LD	Performance at Moscow Chamber Music Theater. It contains ‘Talks about Shostakovich and The Nose’ by Boris Pokrovsky, Ilina Shostakovich and Moscow chamber music theater members.
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District Op. 29	Petr Weigl	1992	image	ID5655CLDVD	DVD	Rostropovich's performance is used on this film.
	Nadin Secunde (Katerina), Christopher Ventris (Sergey), Anatoli Kotcherga (Boris), Francisco Vas (Zinoviy), Graham Clark (Shabby Peasant), Mireille Capelle (Aksinya), Nino Surguladze (Sonyetka), Juha Kotilainen (Chief of Police), John Hurst (Teacher), Maxim Mikhailov (Priest), Yevgeny Nesterenko (Old Convict), Ramon Grau (Mill-hand), Stanislav Shvets (Porter / Officer), Fransisco Santiago (Steward / Policeman), Jordi Mas (Coachman), Fransisco Javier Alonso (First Foreman), Alfredo Heilbron (Second Foreman / Drunken Guest), Jordi Figueras (Third Foreman), Scott Wilde (Sentry), Cristina Obregón (Woman Convict), Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu & Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música Catalana (Chorusmaster: William Spaulding), Alexander Anissimov/Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu	2002 May	EMI	DVB 5 99730 9	DVD	Live at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
	Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina), Christopher Ventris (Sergey), Vladimir Vaneev (Boris / Old Convict), Ludovit Ludha (Zinoviy), Alexandre Kravets (Shabby Peasant), Carole Wilson (Aksinya / Woman Convict), Lani Poulson (Sonyetka), Nikita Storojev (Chief of Police), Valentin Jar (Teacher), Alexander Vassiliev (Priest / Guard), Harry Teeuwen (Mill-hand), Jan Polak (Porter), Martin Vijgenboom (Steward), Cor de Wit (Coachman), Ruud Fiselier (First Foreman), Jan Majoor (Second Foreman), Leo Geers (Third Foreman), Wojtek Okraskra (Sentry), John van Halteren (Drunken Guest), Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera (Chorusmaster: Winfried Maczewski), Mariss Jansons/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	2006 June 25 & 28	Opus Arte	OA 0965 D	DVD	Live at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam.
Boris Godunov (Musorgsky) Op. 58	Ruggero Raimondi (B), Wieslaw Ochman (T), Peter Meven (B), Viorica Coltez (MS), Aage Haugland (Br), Charles Burles (T), Roger Soyer (B), Kenneth Riegel (T), Michel Sénéchal (T), Jocelyne Taillon (MS), Jules Bastin (B), Ernest Blanc (Br), Christine Barbaux (S), National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris, Russlan Raichev/National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris	1980	Dreamlife	TE-S160	LD	Live at the Opéra national de Paris.
Khovanshchina (Musorgsky) Op. 106	A. Krivchenya, E. Kibkalo, V. Nechipajlo, M. Rejzen, K. Leonova, Majya Prisetskaya, Chorus of Bolshoi Theatre, Evgeny Svetlanov/Orchestra of Bolshoi Theatre	1959	Dreamlife	DLVC-1105	DVD	Japanese subtitles.
Katerina Izmailova Op. 114	Garina Vishnevskaya (S), V. Tretjak (Br), V. Radznevsky (T), A. Vedernikov (B), S. Streznev (T), V. Reka (S), Chorus of Kiev Opera and Ballet Theatre (Chorusmaster: V. Kolesnik), Konstantin Simeonov/Orchestra of Kiev Opera and Ballet Theatre	1966	BMG	BVLO-27/28	LD	Japanese subtitles.
Katerina Izmailova Op. 114		1966	Dreamlife	DLVC-1104	DVD	Japanese subtitles.
Suite of Five Fragments from ‘Katerina Izmailova’ Op. 114a	Mstislav Rostropovich/Berliner Philharmoniker	1990 Dec. 31	BMG	BVLC-105	LD	New Year's Eve Concert at Berlin Philharmonie. Nos. 2, 3, 5, 1, and 4.
The Golden Age Op. 22	Alexander Lavrenyuk/Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra	1987 Jan.	Pioneer	PILC-2306	LD	Performance at Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. 1982-Version.
The Bolt Op. 27	Pavel Sorokin/Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra	2006 Sept.	BelAir	BAC020	DVD	Performance at Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.

Cinema:

Title	Director	Release	Label	Number	Media	Note
New Babylon Op. 18	Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg	1929	Facets Multi-Media	27374	VHS	English subtitles. Music is not Shostakovich's version.
Alone Op. 26	Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg	1931	RBCmp3.com	X50-828	VHS
The Youth of Maxim Op. 41(i)	Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg	1935	RBCmp3.com	9500	VHS
The Girl Friends Op. 41(ii)	Leo Arnshtam	1936	RBCmp3.com	3588	VHS
The Return of Maxim Op. 45	Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg	1937	RBCmp3.com	7320	VHS
The Vyborg Side Op. 50	Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg	1939	RBCmp3.com	7401	VHS
The Fall of Berlin Op. 82	Mikhail Chiaureli	1949	IVC	IVCF-2018	DVD	Japanese subtitles.
The Gadfly Op. 97	Leo Arnshtam	1955	RBCmp3.com	8388	VHS
Cheryomushki Op. 105a	Gerbert Rappaport	1963	Decca	074 3138	DVD
Five Days, Five Nights Op. 111	Leo Arnshtam	1961	RBCmp3.com	9004	VHS
Hamlet Op. 116	Grigori Kozintsev	1964	IVC	IVCF-5004	DVD	Japanese subtitles.
King Lear Op. 137	Grigori Kozintsev	1970	IVC	IVCF-5006	DVD	Japanese subtitles.
King Lear Op. 137	Grigori Kozintsev	1970	Facets Multi-Media	03555	VHS	English subtitles.

Documentary etc.:

Title	Director	Rec.	Label	Number	Media	Note
Dmitri Shostakovich	Albert Gendelstein	1967	Dreamlife	DMLB-35	LD	A film portrait of Dmitri Shostakovich made to celebrate his 60th birthday. It contains concert performances, rehearsal scenes, and excerpts from film music. Also there appear many artists and composers who worked with him inaddition to the composer himself.
Soldiers of Music - Rostropovich returns to Russia	Susan Froemka, Peter Gelb, Albert Maysles, and Bob Eisenhardt	1990	Sony	SRLM 972	LD	A documentary of Mstislav Rostropovich when he returned USSR on 1990. Rostropovich conducts Symphony No. 8 (3rd mov.) and Symphony No. 5 (4th mov.).
A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich (Young Peoples Concerts)	Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic	1965	Sony	SRLM 2011	LD	Excepts from Symphony No. 7 and 9. This film was broadcast on CBS TV on 1966 Jan. 5.
Mravinsky talks about Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8			DML	DMVS 00002	VHS	This film is bonus video to DML DMEC 18001/4 and 18005/8(VHS).
The 50 Years History of Mravinsky and Leningrad Phil.		2002	Dreamlife	DLVC-1110	DVD	It contains performances of excepts from Op. 47 and Op. 65.
Sir Georg Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall		1994	London	VSI-1003	VHS	Japanese subtitles. This film is bonus video to London POCL-1558(CD).
Composer Aram Khachaturian	Marianna Tavrog	1968	IVC	IVCV-64142	VHS	Shostakovich taks about Khachaturian briefly.
Fantasia 2000	Roy Edward Disney	2000	Walt Disney Home Video	WWSS4392	VHS	Japanese subtitles. It contains sound tracks of Piano Concert No. 2 Op. 102.
A Queen's Competition	Michel Stockhem & Benoit Vlietinck	2002	Cypres	CYP1105	DVD	A documentary of the Queen Elisabeth Competition. It contains performances of excepts from Op. 77 and 34-2. There is very brief cut of Shostakovich.
History of International Tchaikovsky Competition “Look From Inside” 1958 - 2002	Dmitry Pirkulov	2002	Triton	DIBC-45001	DVD	A documentary of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. It contains performances of excepts from Op. 77. There is a speech by Shostakovich.
Leaving Home Orchestral Music in the 20th Century Vol. 4: Three Journeys through Dark Landscapes	Barrie Gavin	1996	ARTHAUS	102 039	DVD	A Conducted Tour by Sir Simon Rattle. With excerpts from Symphony Nos. 4, 5, and 14.
Shostakovich against Stalin: The War Symphonies	Larry Weinstein	1997	Philips	074 3117	DVD	Key extracts from the symphonies, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Soviet Echoes -Tales from the Archives-: Vol. 1 Treasures and Shadows		1995	Happinet Music	HMBC-1002	DVD
Soviet Echoes -Tales from the Archives-: Vol. 2 Rewards and Punishments		1995	Happinet Music	HMBC-1003	DVD
Sonata for Viola	Alexander Sokurov & Semyon Aranovich	1981	TDK Core	TDBA-0135	DVD	Japanese subtitles.
The Red Baton	Bruno Monsaingeon	2003	Ideale Audience	3073498	DVD	It contains performances of excepts from Op. 30 and 43. There is a speech by Shostakovich.
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky: Conductor or Conjuror?	Bruno Monsaingeon	2003	Ideale Audience	3073498	DVD	It contains performances of excepts from Op. 60.

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