Rihm, Wolfgang (
b Karlsruhe, 1952). Ger. composer. Studied with Stockhausen 1973 and Huber 1974. Lect. at Karlsruhe Musikhochschule from 1973. Works incl.:STAGE: operas
Faust und Yorick (1976) and
Jakob Lenz (1978); music theatre:
Die Hamletmaschine (1986),
Oedipus (1986–7), and
Die Eroberung von Mexico (1987–9); ballet
Tutuguri (1981–2).ORCH.: Syms.: No.1 (1969), No.2 (1975), No.3, sop., bar., ch., orch. (1976–7); pf. conc. (1969);
Lichtzwang, vn., orch. (1975–6); va. conc. (1979–83);
Abgesangsszene I (1979),
V (1979);
Brahmsliebewalzer (1979–88);
Walzer I, Sehnsuchtwalzer (1979–81),
II,
Drängender Walzer (1986–7);
Klangbeschreibung I, 2 orch. groups (1982–7),
III (1984–7);
Dunkles Spiel, small orch. (1988–90);
Passim (1989);
Umfassung, orch. in 2 groups (1990);
La lugubre gondola/Das Eismeer, 2 orch. groups, pf. (1990–2).SOLO VOICE(S) & ORCH. or ENS.:
Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, sop., ens. (1970); Sym. No.3, sop., bar., ch., orch. (1976–7);
Abgesangsszene II, bar., orch. (1979–80),
V, mez., bar., orch. (1979–81);
Andere Schatten, sop., mez., bar., narr., ch., orch. (1985);
Frau/Stimme, sop., orch. with sop. (1989).INSTR. ENS.:
Music-Hall Suite, cl., 2 sax., tpt., perc., pf., vn., db. (1979);
Chiffre I, pf., 7 instr. (1982),
III, 12 players (1983),
IV, bass cl., dbn., hn., 2 vn., va., vc., db. (1983–4),
VI, 8 players (1985–6);
Figur, hp., 4 tb., perc. (1989);
Cantus firmus, 14 players (1990);
Étude pour Séraphin, 2 ten. tb., 2 bass tb., 4 bass tubas, 6 perc. players (1991–2).CHORUS & ORCH. or ENS.:
Hölderlin-Fragmente, ch., orch. (1977);
Lowry-Lieder, ch., orch. (1982–7);
‘Was aber …’, 2 women's vv., orch. (1986);
Départ, ch., narr., 22 players (1988);
Engel, 2 male vv., 20 instr. (1989).CHAMBER MUSIC: str. qts.: No.1 (1968), No.2 (1970), No.3 (1976), No.4 (1979–81), No.5 (1983), No.6 (1984), No.7 (1985), No.8 (1988); pf. trio (1981);
Fremde Szene I, vn., vc., pf. (1982),
II (
Charackterstück), vn., vc., pf. (1983);
III, vn., vc., pf. (1983).VOICE & PIANO:
4 Songs of Paul Celan (1973);
Wölfli-Liederbuch (1980–1).KEYBOARD:
2 Fantasies, org. (1967);
Klavierstück Nos.4–7 (1974–80);
Ländler, pf. (1979);
‘Bann, Nachtschwärmerei’, org. (1980).
