Composer · 1952
Wolfgang Rihm
Live Albums
- Ingo Metzmacher, Susanne Otto, Renate Behle, George Becker, Peter Kollek, Carmen Fugiss, Hans Joachim Frey, Hamburg State Opera Chorus, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Richard Salter
Compilations
- Angelika Frei, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Ute Wille, South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rüdiger Linn, Jonathan Stockhammer, Susanne Meissner-Schaufelberger, Rupert Huber, Varianti, Barbara van den Boom, Mikhail Shashkov, Bernhard Hartmann, Aleksandra Lustig, Martin Huber, Hubert Mayer, Michael Peuse, Marcus Creed, Stuttgart Vocal Ensemble, Heinrich Gölzenleuchter
Biography
Wolfgang Rihm was a contemporary German composer and educator known for his unpredictable and spontaneous style, which incorporated both traditional and modern aesthetics. Possibly the most prolific composer of his generation, he wrote over 500 pieces in all secular genres.