King Lear (Russian: Король Лир, translit. Korol Lir) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed the score.
Librettist | (Music to the film "King Lear" after Shakespeare directed by Grigori Kozintsev) |
Date of composition | 1970 |
Type | Film score |
Catalogue | Op. 137 |
Instruments | Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: King Lear, Op. 137 Dmitrij Šostakovič: King Lear, Op. 137 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: King Lear, Op. 137 |