Rolf Riehm

Short bio Rolf Riehm

Birthday: 1937

Genre: Classical

Period: Contemporary

Full biography Rolf Riehm

Rolf Riehm is a German composer who was born on June 15, 1937. He is known for his compositions for stage, orchestra, ensembles and solo instruments. His works have been performed in Germany and internationally, and he has also been commissioned to write works for various festivals and ensembles.

Riehm's music is often characterized by its experimental nature, and he has been associated with the "New Complexity" movement in contemporary music. He has also incorporated elements of traditional music and various forms of popular culture into his compositions.

Some of Riehm's notable works include "Sechs kleine Klavierstücke" (Six Little Piano Pieces), "Kains Opfer" (Cain's Sacrifice), and "Shifting" for solo violin and orchestra. He has collaborated with various musicians and performers, including the accordionist Teodoro Anzellotti and the violinist Guy Braunstein.

In addition to composing, Riehm has also written about music and has taught at various institutions, including the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Grand Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the Robert Schumann Prize.

Compositions featuring Rolf Riehm

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Basar Aleppo oder Die Straße nach Tyros, for tenor saxophone, piano, marimba & CD playback	20:46 min	Chamber Music	2014
2	Lenz in Moskau, for trumpet, trombone, cello, 2 percussionists, guitar, piano & recorded voices	17:31 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	2011
3	Wer sind diese kinder (Who are These Children), for piano, orchestra & electronics	28:42 min	Concerto	2009
4	Ein Liebeslied, for ensemble	2:07 min	Chamber Music	2009
5	Au bord d'une source, for tenor recorder, electronics & orchestra	25:11 min	Concerto	2007
6	Ton für Ton (weiße Straßen Babylons), for contrabass clarinet	13:23 min	Chamber Music	2007
7	Im Nachtigallental, for cello	12:58 min	Chamber Music	2007
8	Die schrecklich-gewaltigen Kinder, for coloratura & orchestra	55:27 min	Vocal Music	2003
9	Nuages immortels oder Focusing On Solos (Medea in Avignon), for orchestra	22:09 min	Orchestral	2001
10	Restoring the Death of Orpheus, for accordion & large orchestra		Concerto	2000
11	Archipel Remix, for orchestra & electronics	49:11 min	Orchestral	1999
12	Harryzehn (In Nomine actualiter), for ensemble	1:07 min	Chamber Music	1999
13	Die Tränen des Gletschers, for orchestra & sampler	20:53 min	Orchestral	1998
14	Hawking, for piano, bass drum & ensemble	34:52 min	Chamber Music	1998
15	Without Compression, for 3 recorders	12:27 min	Chamber Music	1997
16	Au bord du jour, for 2 guitars	12:13 min	Chamber Music	1996
17	push pull	11:28 min	Chamber Music	1995
18	Il fiume Sarca, for 7 wind Instruments & double bass	14:06 min	Chamber Music	1995
19	Shifting, for violin & orchestra	23:17 min	Concerto	1994
20	Toccata Orpheus, for solo guitar	8:37 min	Chamber Music	1990
21	Schubert Teilelager, for string orchestra	12:33 min	Orchestral	1989
22	Berceuse, for orchestra	19:38 min	Orchestral	1985
23	Lamento di Tristano, for 2 guitars	15:18 min	Chamber Music	1982
24	He, très doulz roussignol joly (nach altfranzösischen Balladen und Virelais), for orchestra	16:07 min	Orchestral	1978
25	Notturno für die trauerlos Sterbenden , for solo guitar	5:25 min	Chamber Music	1977
26	KlageTrauerSehnsucht, for 2 guitars	13:16 min	Chamber Music	1977
27	Gewidmet, for large orchestra	30:38 min	Orchestral	1976
28	Die Erde ist eine Schale von dunkelm Gold, Zwie Bach-Paraphrasen for soprano, tenor, baritone & orchestra	30:45 min	Vocal Music	1966
29	Machandelboom (The Juniper Tree), radio play based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm	50:05 min	Show/Musical	-
30	Hamamuth - Stadt der engel, for piano	28:28 min	Keyboard	-
31	O Daddy	16:07 min	Orchestral	-
32	Tempo strozzato, for string quartet	22:45 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Rolf Riehm

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Rolf Riehm - Piia Komsi, Ensemble Modern \| Hermann Bäumer, SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden \| Kazimierz Kord – Die Schrecklich-Gewaltigen Kinder \| O Daddy(CD, Album)	2018	WERGO
2	Rolf Riehm - Guy Braunstein, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Dennis Russell Davies, Peter Rundel – Shifting / Archipel Remix(CD, Album)	2016	WERGO
3	Georges Aperghis, Rolf Riehm, Johannes Schöllhorn, Stefan Prins, Trio Accanto – Funambules(CD, Album)	2016	WERGO
4	Lenz In Moskau/ Im Nachtigallental/ Ton Für Ton (Weiße Straßen Babylons)/ Au Bord D'une Source(CD, Album)	2014	WERGO
5	Asasello Quartett - Michael Jarrell, Conlon Nancarrow, Rolf Riehm – Echtzeit - Works By Michael Jarrell, Conlon Nancarrow And Rolf Riehm(CD, Album)	2013	GENUIN
6	Rolf Riehm - Nicolas Hodges , Piano, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg, Beat Furrer – Wer Sind Diese Kinder / Hamamuth – Stadt Der Engel(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album)	2013	WERGO
7	Rolf Riehm, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg, Hans Zender, Michael Gielen, Carmen Maria Cârneci, Tobias Wahren – Die Tränen Des Gletschers; Nuages Immortels; Berceuse(CD, Album)	2010	Telos Music Records
8	Rolf Riehm / Theo Nabicht, Ensemble Ascolta, The Hilliard Ensemble, ensemble recherche – Aprikosenbäume Gibt Es, Aprikosenbäume Gibt Es(SACD, Album, Hybrid, Multichannel)	2008	Cybele
9	Schenker \| Hölszky \| Pagh-Paan \| Herchet \| Riehm \| K. Huber – Musik Für Soloinstrumente 1980-1990(CD, Compilation)	2006	RCA Red Seal
10	Schnebel, Lang, Riehm, Bauckholt, Kampe, Zimmermann, Ablinger, Witzmann, Philipp Armbruster, Members Of The Nationaltheater Mannheim – Magic Flute Remixed(CD, Album)	2006	Genuin
11	Ligeti \| Dessau \| Kunad \| K. Huber \| Riehm – Chorgesang Mit Orchester 1970-1990(CD, )	2005	RCA Red Seal
12	Goldmann \| Keller \| Globokar \| Riehm – Konzerte: Masse Und Individuum(CD, Compilation)	2004	RCA Red Seal
13	Machandelboom - Hörstück Nach Dem Märchen Der Gebrüder Grimm(SACD, Hybrid, Stereo)	2003	Cybele
14	Kompositionen für Gitarre(CD, Stereo)	1999	Cybele
15	Werke Aus Den Jahren 1977 - 1993(CD, Album, Stereo)	1997	Talking Music (4)
16	Riehm - Boulez - Lachenmann, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Hans Zender – Gewidmet / Harmonica / Rituel - In Memoriam Bruna Maderna(CD, )	1997	cpo
17	Ensemble Nunc : Isang Yun / Detlev Glanert / Cord Meijering / Giacinto Scelsi / Gerhard Müller-Hornbach / Rolf Riehm / Klaus Hinrich Stahmer – Gagok / Graffiti / November / Ko-Tha I / Schirin / Lamento Di Tristano / König Wiedehopf(CD, Album)	1995	Signum
18	Reinbert Evers Plays Ulrich Leyendecker / Hubert Meister / Rolf Riehm / Thomas Lauck – Guitar(LP, Album)	1984	Pro Viva
19	Machandelboom - Das Märchen Vom Wacholderbaum	1983	Riskant
20	Christoph Anders / Heiner Goebbels / Alfred Harth / Paul Lovens / Rolf Riehm / Annemarie Roelofs – Es Herrscht Uhu Im Land	1981	Japo Records
21	Gewidmet / He, Tres Doulz Roussignol Joly(LP, Album)	-	Insel Hombroich

Videos featuring Rolf Riehm

Es Herrscht Uhu Im Land • Superbirdsong (1981) Germany

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