The film "Alone", which is based on true events, tells the sory of a young teacher from Leningrad who came to work in a remote and godforsaken Oirot village (oirtos - one of Russia's minorities). Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, the directors and scriptwriters of "Alone", asked to invite Shostakovich to write the music for the film.The composer had already worked with tem on "New Babylon" (1928). In July 1929, when presenting the script of the future film to the Leningrad Sovkino Cinema Studio, Kozintsev and Trauberg included Shostakovich on the work team.
- ISMN: 9790003051239 (M003051239)
- ISMN: 9790060117466 (M060117466)