Aribert Reimann

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Aribert Reimann (born 4 March 1936 in Berlin) is an German opera composer and pianist. His version of King Lear was written at the suggestion of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who sang the title role.

[edit] Stage works

• Ein Traumspiel (after August Strindberg) (1965)
• Melusine (after Yvan Goll) (1971)
• Lear (after William Shakespeare) (1978)
• Die Gespenstersonate (after August Strindberg) (1984)
• Troades (after Euripides) (1986)
• Das Schloss (after Franz Kafka) (1992)
• Bernarda Albas Haus (after Federico García Lorca)

[edit] External links

• Reimann's Requiem at the Avant Garde Project has FLAC files made from a high-quality LP transcription available for free download.
• Aribert Reimann at the Avant Garde Project has FLAC files made from high-quality LP transcriptions of out-of-print vocal and orchestral works available for free download.