Dimitri Tiomkin

Biography

Born: May 10, 1894; Kremenchuk, Ukraine   Died: November 11, 1979; London, England  
Dimitri Tiomkin was one of the most successful European emigre musicians in Hollywood. He studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Alexander Glazunov and Felix Blumenfeld and, fleeing post-revolutionary Russia, moved to Berlin, where he studied with Busoni and established a duo-piano act with fellow St. Petersburg alumnus Michael Kariton. He made his debut as a concert pianist with the Berlin Philharmonic in Liszt's Concerto for piano in Read more A major in 1923, after which Tiomkin came to America on a vaudeville tour. That led to work with a dance company directed by Albertina Rasch, whom he subsequently married. He immersed himself in the music of Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and George Gershwin, and a meeting with Gershwin led to Tiomkin's playing the European premiere of the latter's Concerto in F at the Paris Opera in 1928. By 1929, the couple had moved to Hollywood, and Tiomkin joined the movie industry. His early assignments were generally unsatisfying and all connected with failed pictures. In 1937, he saw his first success with Frank Capra's Lost Horizon -- the hit movie was enhanced by Tiomkin's rich melodies and thick-textured orchestral and choral writing, evocative of late Russian romanticism. Although he was familiar with the developments of twentieth century music, Tiomkin was most successful working in a late Romantic idiom. In 1948, he scored Howard Hawks' Red River, his first western -- by this time, Tiomkin was so steeped in American music that his melodies seemed as old as the plains. His music for another western, Stanley Kramer's production of High Noon (1952), literally saved the movie, which had tested terribly in previews without music -- the title song became a hit single twice, and the song and score earned Tiomkin two Academy Awards. In contrast to High Noon was his harsh, dissonant score for Hawks' The Thing (1951), which was groundbreaking in its use of distorted instrumentation, setting the tone for science fiction music for 50 years. Tiomkin spent the rest of his career dividing his time between epic dramas, including Hawks' Land of the Pharaohs (where he reprised his Lost Horizon score) and George Stevens' Giant, and westerns, including Hawks' Rio Bravo (where he reprised his Red River score with words), and John Wayne's The Alamo, taking a detour into television for the theme from Rawhide. His last major scores were for the European-made epics 55 Days at Peking and Fall of the Roman Empire. Read less

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Film Music Classics - Tiomkin: Red River
Film Music Classics - Tiomkin: Red River
Release Date: 02/22/2005   Label: Naxos  
Catalog: 8557699   Number of Discs: 1
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    Super Audio Collection, Vol. 9
    Super Audio Collection, Vol. 9
    Label: Linn Records   Catalog: 553 Release Date: 07/08/2016   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Dmitri Shostakovich,  Claude Debussy,  Felix Mendelssohn  ... 
    Performer:  Katherine Bryan,  Ingrid Fliter,  Elizabeth Watts,  Cecilia Bernardini  ... 
    Conductor:  Jac Van Steen,  Antonio Mendez,  Robin Ticciati,  Christian Baldini  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dunedin Consort,  Scottish Ensemble
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    Music for Alfred Hitchcock / Mauceri, Danish National Symphony
    Music for Alfred Hitchcock / Mauceri, Danish National Symphony
    Label: Toccata Classics   Catalog: 241 Release Date: 08/12/2014   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bernard Herrmann,  Franz Waxman,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Arthur Benjamin  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra,  Danish National Choir
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    Play It Again: Classic Sound Of Hollywood
    Play It Again: Classic Sound Of Hollywood
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 303384 Release Date: 04/01/2014   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Franz Waxman,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Daniele Amfitheatrof,  Erich Wolfgang Korngold  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Gerhardt,  Maurice Jarre,  Esa-Pekka Salonen,  Elmer Bernstein  ... 
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    The Golden Age Of Hollywood
    The Golden Age Of Hollywood
    Label: Royal Philharmonic   Catalog: 24 Release Date: 11/19/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Max Steiner,  Maurice Jarre,  Elmer Bernstein,  Ennio Morricone  ... 
    Performer:  Howard McGill,  Mike Allen,  Kyle Horch
    Conductor:  David Firman
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    Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns / Carl Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns / Carl Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Label: Musical Concepts   Catalog: 1934 Release Date: 10/16/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss,  Francis Lai,  Maurice Jarre,  Sergei Rachmaninov  ... 
    Conductor:  Carl Davis
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    The Greatest Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin / Kaufman, London Symphony Orchestra
    The Greatest Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin / Kaufman, London Symphony Orchestra
    Label: Lso Live   Catalog: 720 Release Date: 08/14/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Dimitri Tiomkin
    Conductor:  Richard Kaufman
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  London Voices
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    Great Motion Picture Themes
    Great Motion Picture Themes
    Label: Sepia Records   Catalog: 1189 Release Date: 03/13/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ernest Gold,  Manos Hadjidakis,  Elmer Bernstein,  Dimitri Tiomkin  ... 
    Performer:  Al Caiola,  Gerry Mulligan,  Shelly Manne,  Marilyn Monroe  ... 
    Conductor:  Don Costa,  Nick Perito,  Alfred Newman,  Jerome Moross  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ferrante & Teicher,  The Modern Jazz Quartet
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    The Golden Age Of Hollywood Vol 2 / Serebrier, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Golden Age Of Hollywood Vol 2 / Serebrier, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Label: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra   Catalog: 22 Release Date: 02/28/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bernard Herrmann,  Max Steiner,  Erich Wolfgang Korngold,  Elmer Bernstein  ... 
    Performer:  Clio Gould,  Jamie Talbot
    Conductor:  José Serebrier
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    The Golden Age Of Hollywood
    The Golden Age Of Hollywood
    Label: Royal Philharmonic   Catalog: 17 Release Date: 11/15/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Jerome Moross,  Bernard Herrmann,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Erich Wolfgang Korngold  ... 
    Performer:  Phil Todd,  Roderick Elms
    Conductor:  Royal Philharmonic Orches,  José Serebrier
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    Mantovani's Greatest Hits
    Label: Zyx Records   Catalog: 56028 Release Date: 08/12/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Lew Pollack,  Traditional,  Charles Gounod,  Jacques Offenbach  ... 
    Conductor:  Annuncio Paolo Mantovani
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    Lost Horizon - Classic Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
    Lost Horizon - Classic Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 77933 Release Date: 10/19/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Dimitri Tiomkin
    Conductor:  Charles Gerhardt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Encores / Les Cris De Paris
    Encores / Les Cris De Paris
    Label: Alpha Productions   Catalog: 888 Release Date: 02/09/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frank Zappa,  John Lennon,  Jerome Kern,  Madonna  ... 
    Performer:  Les Cris De Paris,  David Colosio,  Jean-Michel Durang,  Jean-Baptiste De Ereńo  ... 
    Conductor:  Geoffroy Jourdain
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Cris de Paris
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    Lost Horizon - Classic Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
    Lost Horizon - Classic Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 1669 Release Date: 05/28/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Dimitri Tiomkin
    Conductor:  Charles Gerhardt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra,  John Alldis Choir
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    Spectacular World Of Classic Film Scores / Gerhardt, National PO
    Spectacular World Of Classic Film Scores / Gerhardt, National PO
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 2792 Release Date: 04/30/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bernard Herrmann,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Franz Waxman,  Miklós Rózsa  ... 
    Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
    Conductor:  Charles Gerhardt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Tonight - The Memorial Screen Music 2 / Fiedler, Boston Pops
    Tonight - The Memorial Screen Music 2 / Fiedler, Boston Pops
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 35044 Release Date: 12/27/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Georges Auric,  Helen Stone,  Traditional,  Dimitri Tiomkin  ... 
    Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
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    Themes From Academy Award Winners
    Themes From Academy Award Winners
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 60966 Release Date: 10/30/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Henry Mancini,  Maurice Jarre,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Leonard Bernstein  ... 
    Conductor:  Henry Mancini,  Arthur Fiedler,  Charles Gerhardt,  David Raksin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mancini Chorus,  Mancini Orchestra,  Boston Pops  ... 
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    Triple Feature - Round Up, Time Warp, Hollywood's Greatest Hits
    Triple Feature - Round Up, Time Warp, Hollywood's Greatest Hits
    Label: Telarc   Catalog: 89006 Release Date: 11/23/2005   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Donald Dorsey,  Richard Strauss,  Jerry Goldsmith,  Alexander Courage  ... 
    Performer:  Donald Dorsey,  Frankie Laine
    Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cincinnati Pops,  May Festival Chorus
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    Film Music Classics - Tiomkin: Red River
    Film Music Classics - Tiomkin: Red River
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8557699 Release Date: 02/22/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Dimitri Tiomkin
    Conductor:  William T. Stromberg
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Symphony Orchestra
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    The King's Singers - Original Debut Recording
    The King's Singers - Original Debut Recording
    Label: Chandos Collect   Catalog: 6562 Release Date: 05/10/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ron Goodwin,  Traditional,  Burt Bacharach,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  King's Singers,  Gordon Langford Trio
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    The Great Waltz / John Mauceri, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
    The Great Waltz / John Mauceri, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
    Label: Philips   Catalog: 438685 Release Date: 10/12/1993   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Johann Strauss Jr.,  Richard Rodney Bennett,  Richard Strauss  ... 
    Conductor:  John Mauceri
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
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    Pops Roundup / Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
    Pops Roundup / Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
    Label: Rca Victor Living Stereo   Catalog: 61666 Release Date: 05/11/1993   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Don Swander,  Cole Porter,  Traditional,  Jack B. Tenny  ... 
    Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
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    Classic Film Themes For Organ / Gaylord Carter
    Classic Film Themes For Organ / Gaylord Carter
    Label: Delos   Catalog: 8102 Release Date: 12/14/1992   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Max Steiner,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Various
    Performer:  Gaylord Carter
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    The Green Album / John Williams, Boston Pops
    The Green Album / John Williams, Boston Pops
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 48224 Release Date: 06/02/1992   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Irving Berlin,  Patrick M. Williams,  Traditional,  Woody Guthrie  ... 
    Conductor:  John T. Williams,  Hans Stadlmair
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tanglewood Festival Chorus,  Boston Pops
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    Aisle Seat - Great Film Music / John Williams, Boston Pops
    Aisle Seat - Great Film Music / John Williams, Boston Pops
    Label: Philips   Catalog: 411037 Release Date: 10/25/1990   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Hugh Martin,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Nacio Herb Brown,  Harold Arlen  ... 
    Conductor:  John T. Williams
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
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    Round Up / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
    Round Up / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops
    Label: Telarc   Catalog: 80141 Release Date: 10/25/1990   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Hayman,  Dimitri Tiomkin,  Jerome Moross,  Alfred Newman  ... 
    Performer:  Frankie Laine
    Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  May Festival Chorus,  Cincinnati Pops
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