Tag Archives: Albertina Rasch
May 2023
The True Story of How Dimitri Tiomkin’s Music Arranger and His Wife Created an International Brand with Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix
by Warren M. Sherk PART 1 of 2 Do you have a bottle of Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix in your refrigerator? (If not, I highly recommend it.) Perhaps you’re at an age where you remember when flight …
March 2023
Women’s History Month: Spotlight on Albertina Rasch
Albertina Rasch (1891-1967),was a remarkable woman. Ambitious and admired, a ballerina, business owner, choreographer, dancer, entrepreneur, furlana expert, groundbreaker, head of her own companies, immigrant, jazz-lover, Keith-Albee Circuit headliner, leader, modern dancer, naturalized citizen, observer, peculiarly American (in Dimitri Tiomkin’s …
January 2023
Tiomkin 2023
December 2022
Intrada releases Dimitri Tiomkin: Albertina Rasch & The Great American Ballet
November 2020
Who wrote the music for A Little Racketeer? (part 2)
by Warren M. Sherk PART 2 of 2 (read Part 1) On Broadway, 44th Street Theatre, January 18-February 27, 1932 When the show finally opens on Broadway the initial reviews are good, including this acknowledgment of the composer, “Dimitri Tiomkin …
October 2020
Who wrote the music for A Little Racketeer?
by Warren M. Sherk PART 1 of 2 “A Little Racketeer (1932) is notable only because composer Dimitri Tiomkin contributed several melodies.” —Ken Bloom, The Routledge Guide to Broadway, 2006 Dimitri Tiomkin’s contribution to the Broadway musical revue is notable; …
January 2020
Intrada releases Dimitri Tiomkin ballet music
Paris Under the Stars: Ballet Music for Albertina Rasch has been issued by Intrada on compact disc. The newly recorded works were written by composer Dimitri Tiomkin between 1927 and 1932 and performed as ballets choreographed by Albertina Rasch for …
June 2019
Research sheds new light on Michael Khariton and Dimitri Tiomkin
January 2007
Albertina Rasch (1891-1967)
The première danseuse Albertina Rasch, married to Dimitri Tiomkin from 1926 until her death in 1967, had a prolific career as a ballerina and choreographer. As a teen, she wowed concert hall audiences throughout her native Austria with her classical …
September 2006
Albertina Rasch
Albertina Rasch, the wife of Dimitri Tiomkin from 1926 until her death in 1967, had an enviable career in dance, as a ballerina, choreographer, and teacher. The teenage premiere danseuse wowed Viennese concert hall audiences with her Classical ballet performances; …