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 … Read More…

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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 … Read More…

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January 2023
Tiomkin 2023

The year 2022 ended on a high note for composer Dimitri Tiomkin. The release of Dimitri Tiomkin: Albertina Rasch & The Great American Ballet by Intrada in December brought the music of Tiomkin, already among the greatest of Hollywood film … Read More…

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December 2022
Intrada releases Dimitri Tiomkin: Albertina Rasch & The Great American Ballet

Albertina Rasch and The Great American Ballet: Piano Music for Concert and Stage by Dimitri Tiomkin, featuring Lynda Cochrane at the piano, is now available from Intrada on compact disc. If we could name one great project conceived and completed during … Read More…

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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 … Read More…

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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; … Read More…

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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 … Read More…

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June 2019
Research sheds new light on Michael Khariton and Dimitri Tiomkin

by Warren M. Sherk In June 2006, this website posted an article on Michael Khariton and Dimitri Tiomkin that documented the intersection of their pianistic careers, taking them from Berlin to Paris to New York during the Roaring Twenties. Now, … Read More…

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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 … Read More…

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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; … Read More…

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