Composer · 1952
Wolfgang Rihm
- Franck Ollu, Raphael Wittmer, Joachim Goltz, Patrick Zielke, Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim
Live Albums
- Ingo Metzmacher, Peter Kollek, Renate Behle, George Becker, Richard Salter, Hans Joachim Frey, Carmen Fugiss, Susanne Otto, Hamburg State Opera Chorus, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
Compilations
- Mikhail Shashkov, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Aleksandra Lustig, Varianti, Susanne Meissner-Schaufelberger, Rupert Huber, Martin Huber, Heinrich Gölzenleuchter, Barbara van den Boom, Marcus Creed, Bernhard Hartmann, Stuttgart Vocal Ensemble, South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ute Wille, Angelika Frei, Hubert Mayer, Michael Peuse, Rüdiger Linn, Jonathan Stockhammer
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.