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