Barnaby Ralph
Encyclopedia
Barnaby Ralph is a professional virtuoso
recorder
player. He studied with a number of teachers, including Rosalind Kelly and John Martin in Australia
and Hans Maria Kneihs
in Vienna
. In 2000, he was awarded the Postgraduate Association Medal of Excellence as the top Masters graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music
. Ralph has appeared worldwide on the concert stage as a soloist, in chamber recitals and with orchestras, as well as on radio and television. His ongoing partnership with the Belgian harpsichordist Huguette Brassine has produced a recording of the sonatas of Francesco Barsanti
that was released internationally by Naxos Records
in 2006 to favourable reviews.
Ralph has performed music in a wide range of styles, from medieval and baroque through to the post-avant garde. He has had contemporary works written for him by a number of well-known composers, including Betty Beath
, Masturneh Nazarian and Anika Mittendorf. His recording of Beath’s ‘Night Song’ appears on the disc 'American Dream'. Ralph is also active as a lecturer, teacher and musicologist. He is reportedly currently living and performing in Tokyo
, Japan
.
Virtuoso
A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument. The plural form is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation, virtuosos, and the feminine form sometimes used is virtuosa...
recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
player. He studied with a number of teachers, including Rosalind Kelly and John Martin in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Hans Maria Kneihs
Hans Maria Kneihs
Hans Maria Kneihs is a leading performer and teacher of the recorder. He was born in Vienna and studied at the Music Academy, later to become the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. Originally, he studied the violoncello and played with the ORF Symphony Orchestra. He also edited the...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. In 2000, he was awarded the Postgraduate Association Medal of Excellence as the top Masters graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University was originally an independent tertiary-level institution, called the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.-History:...
. Ralph has appeared worldwide on the concert stage as a soloist, in chamber recitals and with orchestras, as well as on radio and television. His ongoing partnership with the Belgian harpsichordist Huguette Brassine has produced a recording of the sonatas of Francesco Barsanti
Francesco Barsanti
Francesco Barsanti was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer. He was born in the Tuscan city of Lucca but spent most of his career in London.- Biography :...
that was released internationally by Naxos Records
Naxos Records
Naxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
in 2006 to favourable reviews.
Ralph has performed music in a wide range of styles, from medieval and baroque through to the post-avant garde. He has had contemporary works written for him by a number of well-known composers, including Betty Beath
Betty Beath
Elizabeth Margaret Beath nee Eardley, is married to author/illustrator, David Cox. She is an Australian composer, pianist,and music educator . She was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, and began piano lessons at the age of three. She studied with Frank Hutchens at the Sydney Conservatorium and...
, Masturneh Nazarian and Anika Mittendorf. His recording of Beath’s ‘Night Song’ appears on the disc 'American Dream'. Ralph is also active as a lecturer, teacher and musicologist. He is reportedly currently living and performing in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Recordings
- 2006: Francesco Barsanti: The complete recorder sonatas, Op. 1. With Louise King (Violoncello) and Huguette Brassine (Harpsichord). Naxos (8.557944).
- July 2003: ‘Discord on the Danube’. Blue Minor Records, Vienna.
- Jan 2001: ‘American Dream’. Jade Records (JADCD-1090).
- Dec 2000: ‘Sonic Textures’. Chailight (cpcd01).