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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name = Ralph Zurmühle
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| birth_place = [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]
| birth_place = [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]
| instrument = [[piano]]
| instrument = [[piano]]
| genre = [[contemporary music|contemporary]], [[classical music|classical]]
| genre = [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary]], [[classical music|classical]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.ralphpiano.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.ralphpiano.com/}}
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'''Ralph Zurmühle''' (or Zurmuhle), Swiss [[composer]] and [[pianist]], discovered his natural talent for the [[piano]] at the early age of five. He fostered it over decades with jazz and classical music studies.
'''Ralph Zurmühle''' (or Zurmuhle) is a Swiss [[composer]] and [[pianist]]. Zurmühle was born in [[Zürich]] and grew up mainly in [[Liechtenstein]]. He graduated from the [[University of Zürich]] and now lives in [[Spain]]. Zurmühle discovered his natural talent for the [[piano]] at the age of five and developed it over decades with jazz and classical music studies.<ref>[https://es.yamaha.com/es/artists/r/ralph_zurmuhle.html Biography] at YAMAHA's website</ref><ref>[http://ralphpiano.com/bio.html Biography] at Ralph Zurmühle's official website</ref>


His CD recordings, composed in the genre of contemporary post-classical piano music, have been met with international critical acclaim and have received multiple awards and nominations.<ref>[http://ralphpiano.com/Images/YAMAHA.jpg Reflections] won the overall 2014 Album of the Year and the 2014 Contemporary and Modern Album of the Year awards at SoloPiano.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.reviewsnewage.com/2011/04/25/ralph-zurmuhle-equinox eQuinox]
Ralph's 4 CDs, composed mostly for piano, have been met with international critical acclaim. His first CD ''Between'' was released in 2000, ''Communion'' followed in 2003 and ''Our Mother'' in 2007. His fourth CD ''eQuinox'', published in 2011, is produced and distributed by Valley Entertainment, New York. His most recent CD ''Reflections'' was released in 2014.
Best Album June 2011 and Nominée for Best Album of the Year 2011 at Reviews New Age</ref><ref>[https://solopiano.com/blog/view/2011-album-of-the-year-nominations eQuinox]
Album of the Year 2012 Nominée at SoloPiano.com.</ref><ref>[https://solopiano.com/blog/view/Album-of-the-year-nominations Our Mother]
Album of the Year 2010 Nominée at SoloPiano.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.solopianoradio.com/favorites.htm Between]
Album of the Year 2007 Nominée at Whisperings Solo Piano Radio</ref> The first CD ''Between'' was released in 2000, ''Communion'' followed in 2003 and ''Our Mother'' in 2007. His fourth CD ''eQuinox'', published in 2011, is produced and distributed by Valley Entertainment, New York. His award-winning<ref>[http://ralphpiano.com/Images/YAMAHA.jpg Reflections] won the overall 2014 Album of the Year and the 2014 Contemporary and Modern Album of the Year awards at SoloPiano.com.</ref> album ''Reflections'' was released in 2014, followed by ''As Time Passes'' in 2019.<ref>[http://ralphpiano.com/cds.html Discography] at Ralph Zurmühle's official website</ref>
Compositions from these CDs have been featured in films and multi-media projects worldwide. For more than twenty years Ralph has been scoring music for film and performing solo piano concerts, mostly playing his own repertoire.
Compositions from these CDs have been featured in films and multi-media projects worldwide. For more than twenty years Ralph Zurmühle has been scoring music for film and performing solo piano concerts, mostly playing his own repertoire.

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"As it is with great music, Zurmühle’s music creates silence. We are left in silence, silence opens around us. And within this vast desert, a journey begins, a journey of adventure and discovery, but also a journey of return." - Andrés Ibáñez, classical music critic of [[ABC (newspaper)]], Madrid.

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"25 years after the glory days of the solo piano genre sparked by artists like [[Keith Jarrett]] and [[George Winston]], the solo piano album remains an elusive undertaking: very easy to do - very hard to do well. Swiss pianist Ralph Zurmühle is one of those rare artists, who does it sublimely well, with great sensitivity to touch, melody, and ambience. Listen and you will find yourself in the hands of a master." - [[Stephen Hill (broadcaster)|Stephen Hill]], Producer of [[Hearts of Space]] Radio


Pianists he has performed with include [[Peter Kater]], [[Chad Lawson]] and [[David Peña Dorantes]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* 2011 ''eQuinox'' ([[Hearts of Space Records]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/equinox-2.html |title=eQuinox |work=Valley Entertainment/Hearts of Space Records |accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref>
* 2011 ''eQuinox'' ([[Hearts of Space Records]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valley-entertainment.com/equinox-2.html |title=eQuinox |work=Valley Entertainment/Hearts of Space Records |accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref>
* 2014 ''[http://ralphpiano.com/reflections.html Reflections]''
* 2014 ''[http://ralphpiano.com/reflections.html Reflections]''
* 2019 ''[http://ralphpiano.com/time.html As Time Passes]''
* 2024 ''[http://ralphpiano.com Reverence]''


==Multimedia and film productions==
==Multimedia and film productions==
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* 1996 ''Der Berg, das Meer und die Wunde'', theater piece by ''Arno Oehri'', Liechtenstein
* 1996 ''Der Berg, das Meer und die Wunde'', theater piece by ''Arno Oehri'', Liechtenstein
* 1999 ''The Norman Lee Story'', documentary by ''Arno Oehri'', Liechtenstein, USA
* 1999 ''The Norman Lee Story'', documentary by ''Arno Oehri'', Liechtenstein, USA
* 2005 ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7memsRzMGFI Norró]'', documentary by ''Pere Herms'' for National Spanish TV [[La 2 (Spain)]]
* 2005 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7memsRzMGFI Norró]'', documentary by ''Pere Herms'' for National Spanish TV [[La 2 (Spain)]]
* 2005 ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150218185752/http://www.ivam.es/activities/68-nuevas-musicas-para-clasicos-del-cine-mudo New music for classic silent films]'' – original score and live performance for classic silent films by [[Luis Buñuel]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Man Ray]], [[René Clair]] and [[Walter Ruttmann]], 2005, [[Institut Valencià d'Art Modern]], Spain.
* 2006 ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1vNzrqUdC4 L'horitzó]'', Multimedia project by ''[http://manuelsola.cat Manuel Solà]]'', Metrònom, Barcelona, and International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Almería, Spain
* 2006 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1vNzrqUdC4 L'horitzó]'', Multimedia project by ''[http://manuelsola.cat Manuel Solà]'', Metrònom, Barcelona, and International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Almería, Spain
* 2006 ''Harvest Moon'' film by ''Jack McKusky'', Barcelona, Spain
* 2006 ''Harvest Moon'' film by ''Jack McKusky'', Barcelona, Spain
* 2008 ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH4y0VHzTEw All Secrets]'', film by ''Thomas Suski'', Edinburgh, U.K.
* 2008 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH4y0VHzTEw All Secrets]'', film by ''Thomas Suski'', Edinburgh, U.K.
* 2009 ''Erinnere dich, was sie dir angetan haben...'', documentary, Germany
* 2009 ''Erinnere dich, was sie dir angetan haben...'', documentary, Germany
* 2013 ''[[Momix]]'' ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMB-iWrYp4 Alchemia]'', multimedia performance with ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMB-iWrYp4 Horizon]'' from the CD ''[http://ralphpiano.com/mother.html Our Mother]'', New York
* 2013 ''[[Momix]]'' ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130810145548/http://www.mosespendleton.com/works-alchemia.html Alchemia]'', multimedia performance with ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMB-iWrYp4 Horizon]'' from the CD ''[http://ralphpiano.com/mother.html Our Mother]'', New York
* 2014 ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yzt4bogbec Lars o hechizando vientos]'', Multimedia project by ''[http://manuelsola.cat Manuel Solà]]'', Museo Can Mario, Palafrugell (Girona), Spain
* 2014 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yzt4bogbec Lars o hechizando vientos]'', Multimedia project by ''[http://manuelsola.cat Manuel Solà]'', Museo Can Mario, Palafrugell (Girona), Spain
* 2014 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQnrff2L9VM La Primera Sonrisa - The First Smile]'', documentary by ''[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2138235 Guadalupe Sánchez Sosa]'', Mexico
* 2014 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzZEXfAuhHk The Appalachian Trail: An American Legacy]'', documentary by ''[http://www.atlegacyfilm.com Sam Henegar]'', USA
* 2015 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN88QG8Xu-g Piano]'', documentary by ''[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6519489 Vita Drygas]'', Poland
* 2019 ''[https://vimeo.com/346688926 Der Eidechsenkönig]'', film by ''[https://www.videowerk.li/ Arno Oehri]'', Liechtenstein

==Reviews==
"''[http://ralphpiano.com/reflections.html Reflections]'' explores the sonority of the piano masterfully and reaches a technical and artistic dimension only achievable by the finest contemporary piano works." ''[http://ralphpiano.com/Images/YAMAHA.jpg Yamaha Spain]''

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"25 years after the glory days of the solo piano genre sparked by artists like [[Keith Jarrett]] and [[George Winston]], the solo piano album remains an elusive undertaking: very easy to do - very hard to do well. Swiss pianist Ralph Zurmühle is one of those rare artists, who does it sublimely well, with great sensitivity to touch, melody, and ambience. Listen and you will find yourself in the hands of a master."(Stephen Hill, San Francisco, Producer of [[Hearts of Space]] Radio)

"''[http://ralphpiano.com/time.html As Time Passes]'' is music to spur the imagination. With inspiration, simplicity and elegance, this superb work by Ralph Zurmühle confirms the solid trajectory of one of the greatest exponents in the world of solo piano." ''[https://es.yamaha.com/es/news_events/2019/ralph_zurmuhle_lanza_su_nuevo_album_as_time_passes.html Yamaha Spain]''


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.facebook.com/zurmuhle Ralph Zurmühle on Facebook]
* [http://www.facebook.com/zurmuhle Ralph Zurmühle on Facebook]
* [http://www.pandora.com/ralph-zurmuhle Ralph Zurmühle on Pandora Radio]
* [http://www.pandora.com/ralph-zurmuhle Ralph Zurmühle on Pandora Radio]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Razu39 Ralph Zurmühle's Youtube Channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/Razu39 Ralph Zurmühle's Youtube Channel]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2432153/ IMDb]
* [http://ralphpiano.com/cds.html CD reviews]
* [http://ralphpiano.com/cds.html CD reviews]


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Latest revision as of 04:35, 16 July 2024

Ralph Zurmühle
Background information
BornZürich, Switzerland
Genrescontemporary, classical
Instrumentpiano
Websitewww.ralphpiano.com

Ralph Zurmühle (or Zurmuhle) is a Swiss composer and pianist. Zurmühle was born in Zürich and grew up mainly in Liechtenstein. He graduated from the University of Zürich and now lives in Spain. Zurmühle discovered his natural talent for the piano at the age of five and developed it over decades with jazz and classical music studies.[1][2]

His CD recordings, composed in the genre of contemporary post-classical piano music, have been met with international critical acclaim and have received multiple awards and nominations.[3][4][5][6][7] The first CD Between was released in 2000, Communion followed in 2003 and Our Mother in 2007. His fourth CD eQuinox, published in 2011, is produced and distributed by Valley Entertainment, New York. His award-winning[8] album Reflections was released in 2014, followed by As Time Passes in 2019.[9]

Compositions from these CDs have been featured in films and multi-media projects worldwide. For more than twenty years Ralph Zurmühle has been scoring music for film and performing solo piano concerts, mostly playing his own repertoire.

Pianists he has performed with include Peter Kater, Chad Lawson and David Peña Dorantes.

Discography

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Multimedia and film productions

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Reviews

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"Reflections explores the sonority of the piano masterfully and reaches a technical and artistic dimension only achievable by the finest contemporary piano works." Yamaha Spain

"25 years after the glory days of the solo piano genre sparked by artists like Keith Jarrett and George Winston, the solo piano album remains an elusive undertaking: very easy to do - very hard to do well. Swiss pianist Ralph Zurmühle is one of those rare artists, who does it sublimely well, with great sensitivity to touch, melody, and ambience. Listen and you will find yourself in the hands of a master."(Stephen Hill, San Francisco, Producer of Hearts of Space Radio)

"As Time Passes is music to spur the imagination. With inspiration, simplicity and elegance, this superb work by Ralph Zurmühle confirms the solid trajectory of one of the greatest exponents in the world of solo piano." Yamaha Spain

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References

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  1. ^ Biography at YAMAHA's website
  2. ^ Biography at Ralph Zurmühle's official website
  3. ^ Reflections won the overall 2014 Album of the Year and the 2014 Contemporary and Modern Album of the Year awards at SoloPiano.com.
  4. ^ eQuinox Best Album June 2011 and Nominée for Best Album of the Year 2011 at Reviews New Age
  5. ^ eQuinox Album of the Year 2012 Nominée at SoloPiano.com.
  6. ^ Our Mother Album of the Year 2010 Nominée at SoloPiano.com.
  7. ^ Between Album of the Year 2007 Nominée at Whisperings Solo Piano Radio
  8. ^ Reflections won the overall 2014 Album of the Year and the 2014 Contemporary and Modern Album of the Year awards at SoloPiano.com.
  9. ^ Discography at Ralph Zurmühle's official website
  10. ^ "eQuinox". Valley Entertainment/Hearts of Space Records. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
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