- Country: Soviet Union
- Genres: Documentary
- Release:
- Director: Semyon Aranovich , Aleksandr Sokurov
- Writers: Boris Dobrodeyev
- Language: Russian
- Stars: Tamara Alyoshina , Sergei Prokofiev , Dmitri Shostakovich
- Runtime: 77 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Szonáta mélyhegedűre (Hungary) , Sonata na skrzypce. Dymitr Szostakowicz (Poland) , Sonata per viola (Italy) , Sonata for Viola. Dmitri Shostakovitch (United States of America) , Sonata para viola. Dmitri Shostakovich (Argentina) , Altovaya sonata. Dmitriy Shostakovich , Дмитрий Шостакович. Альтовая соната
- Plot: The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy to a first rate artist, his celebrated compositions and the final years with a declining health.
- IMDB:tt0174463
Altovaya sonata. Dmitriy Shostakovich Cast · · · ALL
Semyon Aranovich
Director
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
Tamara Alyoshina
Sergei Prokofiev
Dmitri Shostakovich
Andrei Zhdanov