Dimitri Tiomkin: The Greatest Film Scores

Featuring

Richard Kaufman
Andrew Playfoot
Whitney Claire Kaufman
London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices
Dimitri Tiomkin

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Composer Biography

Dimitri Tiomkin, an Oscar-winning composer, was also an acclaimed concert pianist, television personality, producer, author, and raconteur.

Composer Biography

Dimitri Tiomkin, born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, began his musical life far from Hollywood, learning piano from his mother and studying at the St Petersburg Conservatoire.

Composer Biography

Dimitri Tiomkin performed the European premiere of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto at the Paris Opera in 1928.

Cultural Impact

Dimitri Tiomkin's pidgin English allowed him to feign language mishaps to act without a director's approval, leading to his autobiography being titled 'Please don't hate me'.

Performer Biography

Richard Kaufman, the conductor, received a 1993 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for a recording he conducted with the Nuremberg Symphony.

Cultural Impact

Dimitri Tiomkin is one of only six Hollywood composers to be honored with a commemorative stamp issued by the US Postal Service, an honor he received in 1999.

Performer Biography

London Voices, the chorus on this recording, have sung on the soundtracks of many famous films, including The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Star Wars.