Talk:Wolfgang Rihm

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Let's collect ideas here and improve further, with thanks to Grimes2 and MONTENSEM, who transformed this article substantially..

Rihm was married, his wife's name was Verena, as at least one obit says. Can we find more about her, and personal life?

The New York Times obit has information about Rihm's personal life, but I don't have access. Grimes2 (talk) 13:54, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

same for me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt and @Grimes2, I have NYT access and will try to get to this later, but you may be able to view NYT articles using archive.org. Maybe this will work: https://web.archive.org/web/20240801014657/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/arts/music/wolfgang-rihm-dead.html MONTENSEM (talk) 17:51, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is great, thank you! I'll see what I can take on board. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:58, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

personal life filled from there --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He lived partly in Berlin.
Done Grimes2 (talk) 15:14, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Some facts have no reference (attached).
Partly done What do you mean with attached? Grimes2 (talk) 10:24, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I meant that they probably hopefully have references, but they are not mentioned inline. (please, when replying to a bullet, repeat that bullet, - we have blind editors who then can follow better.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:57, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Some processes in the career section might work better in works.
Done Grimes2 (talk) 07:51, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just found a source in his works list that is interesting for an opera but might be good for the biography as well. There may be more.
The references could be more consistent. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:42, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Grimes2 (talk) 07:23, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Where and how can we add that he wrote his own librettos/libretti, based on literature from Greek drama to contemporary plays? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Grimes2 (talk) 05:53, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We could add pieces to the biography that have an article in German, and translate. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Where and how can we says that he was among those composers performed rather often? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think its "legacy". According to Bachtrack, Rihm was in 2022 No. 9 in the Top 10 of most played living classical composers. https://cdn.bachtrack.com/files/293747-Annual%20classical%20music%20statistics%202022.pdf Grimes2 (talk) 20:56, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fine source, but Legacy is what's left after he died. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, meant heading "Reception". Grimes2 (talk) 21:47, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Grimes2 (talk) 07:47, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How about mentioning the works from the NYT obit in the biography? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Partly done Grimes2 (talk) 07:50, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]