Short bio Aribert Reimann
Birthday:
1936 in Berlin, Germany
Active:
1960s - 1980s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
20th Century, Contemporary
Full biography Aribert Reimann
Aribert Reimann is a German composer, pianist, and accompanist who was born on March 4, 1936. He is known for his literary operas and has gained recognition for his contributions to music. Reimann was an accompanist for lieder and also a composer. His compositions are known for their complexity and are highly respected in contemporary classical music. One of his most well-known works is an opera titled "Lear," which is based on Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear. Reimann has also composed pieces based on the works of other famous literary figures such as Rilke and Cummings. His music is incredibly dynamic and engaging, with a variety of textures and timbres. Overall, Aribert Reimann is a highly respected and accomplished composer whose works continue to inspire and captivate audiences to this day.
Compositions featuring Aribert Reimann
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'invisible, opera | 84:18 min | Opera | 2017 |
| 2 | L'invisible, opera | 84:18 min | Opera | 2017 |
| 3 | Medea, opera | 120:07 min | Opera | 2010 |
| 4 | Ollea, songs (4) for solo voice | 14:15 min | Vocal Music | 2006 |
| 5 | ... ni una sombra, trio for soprano, clarinet & piano | 16:59 min | Vocal Music | 2005 |
| 6 | Cantus, for clarinet & orchestra | 16:02 min | Concerto | 2005 |
| 7 | Arietta, for basset clarinet | 4:56 min | Chamber Music | 2002 |
| 8 | Spiralat halom (Dream Spirals), for orchestra | 20:05 min | Orchestral | 2002 |
| 9 | Poems of Sappho (3), for soprano & 9 instruments | 16:03 min | Vocal Music | 2000 |
| 10 | Solo, for clarinet | 8:07 min | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| 11 | Kumi Ori, for voice & orchestra | 22:17 min | Vocal Music | 1999 |
| 12 | Metamorphosen über ein Menuett von Schubert (D. 600), for 10 instruments | 8:07 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 13 | ...oder soll es Tod bedeuten?, song cycle for soprano & string quartet | 25:17 min | Vocal Music | 1996 |
| 14 | Die Pole sind in uns, for voice & piano | 9:28 min | Vocal Music | 1995 |
| 15 | Wir, die wie der Strandhafer wahren, for mezzo-soprano & piano | 6:04 min | Vocal Music | 1994 |
| 16 | Pieces (9), for orchestra | 27:36 min | Orchestral | 1993 |
| 17 | Eingedunkelt, for contralto solo | 14:10 min | Vocal Music | 1992 |
| 18 | Lady Lazarus, for soprano solo | 16:44 min | Vocal Music | 1992 |
| 19 | Das Schloss, opera | 154:44 min | Opera | 1992 |
| 20 | Das Schloss, opera | 154:44 min | Opera | 1992 |
| 21 | Nightpiece, for soprano & piano | 15:40 min | Vocal Music | 1992 |
| 22 | Entsorgt, for baritone solo | 13:38 min | Vocal Music | 1989 |
| 23 | Auf dem Weg, for piano | 22:31 min | Keyboard | 1989 |
| 24 | Nacht-Räume, for soprano & piano, 4-hands | 14:07 min | Vocal Music | 1988 |
| 25 | Sonette (9) der Louize Labé, for mezzo-soprano & piano | 36:39 min | Vocal Music | 1986 |
| 26 | Solo, for cello | 7:54 min | Chamber Music | 1981 |
| 27 | Unrevealed, for baritone & string quartet | 38:07 min | Vocal Music | 1980 |
| 28 | Variations for piano | 22:14 min | Keyboard | 1979 |
| 29 | Nachtstück II, for baritone & piano | 18:33 min | Vocal Music | 1978 |
| 30 | Lear, opera in 2 acts | 143:11 min | Opera | 1978 |
| 31 | Six Poems by Sylvia Plath, for soprano & piano | 27:15 min | Vocal Music | 1975 |
| 32 | Zyklus, for voice & orchestra | 23:41 min | Vocal Music | 1971 |
| 33 | Melusine, opera | 96:38 min | Opera | 1970 |
| 34 | Engführung, for tenor & piano | 21:09 min | Vocal Music | 1967 |
| 35 | Spektren for piano | 10:12 min | Keyboard | 1967 |
| 36 | Nachtstück I, for baritone & piano | 11:08 min | Vocal Music | 1966 |
| 37 | Kinderlieder, for soprano & piano | 10:18 min | Vocal Music | 1961 |
| 38 | Sonata for piano No. 1 | 12:25 min | Keyboard | 1958 |
| 39 | Solo, for oboe | 10:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Adagio - zum Gedenken an Robert Schumann, for string quartet | 7:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Variations for orchestra | 16:07 min | Orchestral | - |
| 42 | Epitaph on texts by Percey Blisshe Shelley, for voice, flute, oboe, harp & celeste | 16:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Gedichte (5) von Paul Celan | 14:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Spinnerliedchen | 1:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.1, "And I have sat..." | 11:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | Poems (3) of Michelangelo | 15:18 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 47 | Mendelssohn's ...Oder Soll Es Tod Bedeuten?, for voice & string quartet | 23:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 48 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.7, "Let us fling to the winds" | Vocal Music | - | |
| 49 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.6, "Wind thine armes round" | Vocal Music | - | |
| 50 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.5, "I intone the high anthem" | 8:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.4, "Requiem eternam dona ei, Domine" | Vocal Music | - | |
| 52 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.3, "Of thy dark life" | Vocal Music | - | |
| 53 | Shine and Dark for baritone voice and piano (left hand), No.2, "Yea, for this love of mine" | 8:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Aribert Reimann
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles – L'Invisible(2×CD, Album) | 2018 | Oehms Classics |
| 2 |  |
Schumann Quartett, Schumann | Reimann | Mendessohn, Anna Lucia Richter – Intermezzo(CD, Album) | 2018 | Berlin Classics |
| 3 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm - Juliane Banse, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen – Unanswered Love(CD, Album) | 2017 | WERGO |
| 4 |  |
Aribert Reimann | Tim Severloh, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Christoph Eschenbach – Spiralat Halom, Eingedunkelt, Neun Stücke(CD, ) | 2016 | WERGO |
| 5 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Frankfurter Opern- Und Museumsorchester, Erik Nielsen – Medea | 2011 | Oehms Classics |
| 6 |  |
Medea(Blu-ray, ) | 2010 | Arthaus Musik |
| 7 |  |
Dvořák / Schumann / Reimann – String Sextet Op. 48 / Stücke Im Volkston Op. 102 & Fantasiestücke Op. 73 / Solo For Clarinet(CD, Album) | 2010 | Avi-Music |
| 8 |  |
Melusine(2×CD, Album, Box Set, ) | 2010 | WERGO |
| 9 |  |
Aribert Reimann - Jörg Widmann, Mojca Erdmann, Axel Bauni, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Conducted by Peter Rundel – Cantus, Ollea, Arietta, Solo for clarinet, ...Ni Una Sombra(CD, ) | 2009 | Capriccio (2) |
| 10 |  |
Aribert Reimann - Chor Der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Sebastian Weigle – Lear(2×CD, Album, Box Set, ) | 2009 | Oehms Classics |
| 11 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Mendelssohn / Schumann - Christine Schäfer, Petersen Quartett – "... Oder Soll Es Tod Bedeuten?", Song Transcriptions(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album) | 2008 | Capriccio (2) |
| 12 |  |
Aribert Reimann - Matthew Rubenstein – Complete Piano Works(CD, Album) | 2007 | cpo |
| 13 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Yaron Windmüller, Axel Bauni, Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Günther Herbig – Zyklus, Kumi Ori, Die Pole Sind In Uns(CD, ) | 2007 | Naxos |
| 14 |  |
Franz Schubert / Barry McDaniel, Aribert Reimann – Winterreise D. 911(CD, Album, Remastered) | 2004 | Opernwelt |
| 15 |  |
Berio, Henze, Reimann, Schwertsik, Zender / Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott – Schubert Epilog(CD, Album) | 2004 | Tudor |
| 16 |  |
Kunad | Reimann | Rihm | Rosenfeld – Alte Texte - Neue Weisen (Oper 1975-1980)(CD, Compilation) | 2002 | RCA Red Seal |
| 17 |  |
Julia Varady, Aribert Reimann – Frühe Aufnahmen - Lieder Von Kodály, Bártok, Prokofjew Und Mossorgsky(CD, Compilation) | 2001 | Opernwelt |
| 18 |  |
Klebe | Blacher | Dessau | Henze | Reimann | Zender | Medek – Solo & Ensemble 1950-1970(CD, Compilation) | 2001 | RCA Red Seal |
| 19 |  |
Bialas | Katzer | Schenker | Rihm | Killmayer | Bredemayer | Buchholz | Ruzicka | Reimann | Müller-Siemens | Eggert | Pintscher | Werner | Mundry – Solo & Klavier 1970-2000(CD, Compilation) | 2001 | RCA Red Seal |
| 20 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann, RIAS-Kammerchor, Uwe Gronostay, Franz Liszt – Via Crucis(CD, Album) | 2001 | Koch Schwann |
| 21 |  |
Elisabeth Grümmer, Aribert Reimann – Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schoeck, Wolf(CD, Album, Compilation, Mono) | 2000 | Orfeo D'Or |
| 22 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Fischer-Dieskau: Lieder 1850-1950(3×CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 2000 | EMI Classics |
| 23 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Christine Schäfer, Claudia Barainsky, Thomas Quasthoff, Ursula Hesse, Axel Bauni – Lieder(CD, Album) | 1996 | Orfeo (2) |
| 24 |  |
Friedrich Nietzsche - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann, Elmar Budde – Lieder • Piano Works • Melodrama(CD, Album) | 1995 | Philips |
| 25 |  |
Schubert - Brigitte Fassbaender, Aribert Reimann – Die Schöne Müllerin(CD, Album) | 1995 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 26 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Dehmel-Lieder(CD, ) | 1995 | Orfeo (2) |
| 27 |  |
Franz Schubert, Brigitte Fassbaender · Aribert Reimann – Schwanengesang · 5 Lieder(CD, ) | 1992 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 28 |  |
Schoenberg • Berg • Webern – Borkh · Schachtschneider · Töpper · Engen · Fehenberger · Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks · Rafael Kubelik · Fischer-Dieskau · Reimann – Gurre-Lieder / Lieder(2×CD, Compilation, Club Edition, Remastered) | 1991 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 29 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann, Schönberg, Berg – Lieder(CD, Compilation) | 1990 | EMI |
| 30 |  |
Schubert - Brigitte Fassbaender, Aribert Reimann – Winterreise | 1990 | EMI Digital |
| 31 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Cherubini-Quartett – Unrevealed - Shine And Dark | 1990 | ORFEO International Music GmbH |
| 32 |  |
Kinderlieder • Nacht-Räume • Neun Sonette Der Louize Labé(CD, Album) | 1989 | WERGO |
| 33 |  |
Hanns Eisler / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Aribert Reimann – Lieder | 1988 | TELDEC |
| 34 |  |
Tschaikowsky, Julia Varady, Aribert Reimann – Lieder | 1988 | Orfeo (2) |
| 35 |  |
Dimitri Schostakowitsch, Aribert Reimann, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau – Suite Nach Gedichten Von Michelangelo / Tre Poemi Di Michelangelo | 1988 | TELDEC |
| 36 |  |
Paul Hindemith - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Lieder | 1987 | Orfeo (2) |
| 37 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Richard Salter (2), David Levine (4), Kreuzberger Streichquartett – Unrevealed Für Bariton Und Streichquartett / Variationen Für Klavier | 1987 | cpo |
| 38 |  |
Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös - York Höller / Younghi Pagh-Paan / Aribert Reimann / Manfred Trojahn – Résonance / Madi / Invenzioni / Chimères(LP, Stereo) | 1986 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 39 |  |
Troades | 1986 | EMI |
| 40 |  |
Alban Berg - Margaret Marshall • Kari Lövaas • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau • Geoffrey Parsons (2) • Aribert Reimann • Herbert Blomstedt – Lieder(LP, Compilation) | 1985 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 41 |  |
Alban Berg - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Jugendlieder = Early Songs(LP) | 1985 | His Master's Voice |
| 42 |  |
Arnold Schönberg, Aribert Reimann – Piano Works(LP, Album) | 1985 | His Master's Voice |
| 43 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann, RIAS-Kammerchor, Uwe Gronostay, Franz Liszt – Via Crucis(LP) | 1985 | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 44 |  |
Berg , Ferneyhough , LIgeti , Mahler , Messiaen , Ravel , Reimann, Schola Cantorum Stuttgart , Clytus Gottwald – Neue Chormusik III(LP, Album) | 1985 | Wergo |
| 45 |  |
Carl Friedrich Zelter - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Lieder | 1984 | Orfeo (2) |
| 46 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau – Lieder | 1984 | Philips |
| 47 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Julia Varady, Helga Dernesch, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gerd Albrecht – Requiem(2×LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, ) | 1983 | EMI |
| 48 |  |
Arnold Schönberg, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Lieder | 1983 | ETERNA |
| 49 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Brigitte Fassbaender, Robert Schumann, Arnold Schönberg – Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / Arnold Schönberg: Das Buch Der Hängenden Gärten(LP, Stereo) | 1983 | Odeon |
| 50 |  |
Reimann - Catherine Gayer, Barry McDaniel, Aribert Reimann – Six Poems By Sylvia Plath / Nachtstück / Nachtstück II(LP) | 1982 | Wergo |
| 51 |  |
Aribert Reimann - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Helga Dernesch, Colette Lorand, Julia Varady, Rolf Boysen, Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Gerd Albrecht – Lear | 1979 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 52 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann - Schönberg • Webern • Berg – Lieder Der Neuen Wiener Schule . Songs Of The New Vienna School | 1977 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 53 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Lieder Der Jahrhundertwende(LP) | 1975 | His Master's Voice |
| 54 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Wirkung Der Neuen Wiener Schule Im Lied(LP) | 1975 | Odeon |
| 55 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Lieder Der Schumannianer(LP) | 1975 | Odeon |
| 56 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann – Lieder Der Neudeutschen(LP, Stereo) | 1975 | Die Stimme Seines Herrn |
| 57 |  |
Konzert Für Klavier Und 19 Spieler / Engführung Für Tenor Und Klavier(LP) | 1974 | WERGO |
| 58 |  |
Aribert Reimann, Isang Yun – Konzert Für Klavier Und 19 Spieler / Konzertante Figuren Für Kleines Orchester(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1972 | WERGO Schallplatten GmbH |
| 59 |  |
Joan Carroll (3) - Strawinsky / Górecki / Reimann – Joan Carroll Singt Drei Japanische Lieder, Zwei Lieder / Monologhi / Inane | 1971 | Wergo |
| 60 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann / Schwarz-Schilling, Fortner, Reutter, Blacher, Reimann – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Singt Lieder Zeitgenössischer Komponisten | 1962 | Odeon |
| 61 |  |
Das Schloss(2×CD, Album, Stereo) | - | WERGO |
| 62 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ulrich Bremsteller, Aribert Reimann – Untitled(CD, Stereo) | - | Audite |
| 63 |  |
Winfried Zillig / Ernst Krenek - Carla Henius, Aribert Reimann – Lieder Des Abschieds / Zwei Geistliche Gesänge(LP, Mono) | - | Bärenreiter-Musicaphon |
| 64 |  |
Wolfgang Boettcher - Hindemith / Krenek / Dallapiccola / Ligeti / Henze / Ibert / Lutosławski / Reimann / Kirchner – Solo Cello - 20th Century Works For Solo Cello(CDr, ) | - | Nimbus Records |
| 65 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Loewe, Eisler, Shostakovich, Reimann, Schumann, Schubert – Lieder, Balladen, Mélodies & Songs(6×CD, Compilation, Box Set, ) | - | Warner Classics & Jazz |
| 66 |  |
Lear(DVD, DVD-Video) | - | Premiere Opera |
| 67 |  |
Wolfgang Fortner, Stella Doufexis, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ralf Lukas, Christopher Lincoln, Axel Bauni, Aribert Reimann – Lieder(CD, ) | - | Orfeo (2) |
Videos featuring Aribert Reimann
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Aribert Reimann: Konzert für Klavier und 19 Spieler (1972)
Aribert Reimann (* 1936): Konzert für Klavier und 19 Spieler, "Meinem Lehrer Boris Blacher zum 70. Geburtstag" (1972) --- Klaus Billing, pianoforte; Heinz Holliger, oboe e corno inglese; Aurèle Nicolet, flauto; Hansheinz Schneeberger, violino -- Basler
Aribert Reimann, Engführung für Tenor und Klavier
Following the linguistic model of [Paul Celan's] poem, I have divided the musical form into nine sections with each section connected to the next one by a sequence of six notes in the vocal part. At the second entry of the hosanna in the eighth section th
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