Paul Juon(Russian:Па́вел Фёдорович Юо́н,Pavel Fyodorovich Yuon;6 March 1872 – 21 August 1940) was a Russian-born Swisscomposer.
Life
editJuon was born inMoscow,where his father was an insurance official. His parents were Swiss, and he attended a German primary school in Moscow. In 1889, he entered theMoscow Conservatory,where he studiedviolinwithJan Hřímalý[1]and composition withAnton Arensky[1]andSergei Taneyev.[1]He completed his studies at the Hochschule für Musik inBerlin,underWoldemar Bargiel.[1]His first (privately) printed works, twoRomanzen(lieder) appeared in 1894, the year he began studies with Bargiel. During his time in Berlin he was a composition professor, employed byJoseph Joachim;[1]his students includedHans Chemin-Petit,Werner Richard Heymann,Nikos Skalkottas,Henry Jolles,Pancho Vladigerov,Philipp Jarnach,Heinrich Kaminski,Lauri Ikonen,Max Trapp,Heino Kaski,Yrjö Kilpinen,Gerhart von Westerman,Hans Moltkau,Giannis Konstantinidis,Wilhelm Guttmann,Stefan Wolpe,Nicolas NabokovandGunnar Johansen.He retired to Switzerland in 1934, and died inVevey.[1]
Music
editJuon's works include sonatas for viola, cello, winds, and three for violin (the third was recorded on a multi-LP set calledMusik zwischen den Kriegen: eine Berliner Dokumentation); foursymphonies(including one in manuscript) and a chamber symphony; fourstring quartets;severalpiano trios,piano quartetsandpiano quintets,and one sextet for piano and strings; a wind quintet; a number of concertante works, including three violin concertos and a triple concerto with piano trio; many piano works andlieder;and a number of stage works, including an opera,Aleko.
Several of these works have been recorded on compact disc, including some of the sonatas, two of the concertos, two of the symphonies, all four string quartets, the piano trios, and the three violin sonatas (Naxos 8.574091). He is known to have orchestratedJohannes Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 4.
He also translated Arensky's 'Practical Studies in Harmony' into German.[2]
The CD set "The Dawn of Recording: The Julius Block Cylinders," issued by Marston Records, includes recordings, dating from 1911, 1914 and 1915, of five brief excerpts from Juon's music: one selection for piano solo played by Juon, two selections for piano duet played by Juon and Leonid Kreutzer, one selection for piano solo played by Leonid Kreutzer, and one selection for violin and piano played by Eddy Brown and Julius Block.
Personal life
editJuon married his first wife, Katharina Schalchalova, in 1896; they had three children: Ina, Aja, and Ralf. Katharina died in 1911. In 1912, he married Marie Hegner-Günthert (called Armande), with whom he also had three children: Stella, Irsa and Rémi.[2]He dedicated hisMysterien,Op 59 to Armande in 1928.[3]
His younger brother was painterKonstantin Yuon.[4]
Works
edit- Aleko,opera, 1896
- Psyche,Op. 32, Tanzpoem, 1906
- The Golden Temple Book,stage music, 1912
- The Poor Broom Makers,stage music, 1913
- Five symphonies (1895-1936)
- Wächterweisein E major, Fantasie nach dänischen Volksl., for orchestra, Op. 31, 1906[5]
- Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 42, 1909[5]
- Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 49, 1912[5]
- Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 88, 1931[5]
- Episodes Concertantesfor Piano Trio and Orchestra, Op. 45, by 1911[6]
- Mysterien,atone poemfor Cello and Orchestra based onKnut Hamsun'sMysteries,Op. 59, 1928[5]
- Four string quartets: D major, Op. 5 (1896), B minor, Op. 11 (1896), A minor, Op. 29 (1904), String quartet, Op. 67 (1916)[7]
- Three violin sonatas, Op. 7 in A (1898), Op. 69 in F (1920) and Op. 86 in B minor (1930)[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^abcdef"Juon Biography".MusInfo: The Database of Swiss Music. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-30.Retrieved2007-12-10.
- ^ab"Paul Juon, Biography".juon.org.
- ^Labhart, Walter. (2013). [Liner notes]. P. JUON: VIOLA CHAMBER MUSIC [CD]. MUSICAPHON
- ^"Destined for Greatness: Konstantin Yuon".mentalfloss.2009-04-09.Retrieved2020-03-26.
- ^abcde"Worklist - Orchestra".Internationale Juon-Gesellschaft.Retrieved2007-12-10.
- ^Musical Times and Singing Class CircularatGoogle Books.p. 816, December 1, 1911 issue. Announcement of Two Performances of This Work in 1911.
- ^ab"Paul Juon CD Discography".Internationale Juon-Gesellschaft.Retrieved2007-12-10.
- ^"Worklist - Chamber Music".Internationale Juon-Gesellschaft.Retrieved2007-12-10.
- ^Paul Juon: Sämtliche Streichquartette, op. 5, op. 11, op. 29, op. 67, NIZIOL Quartet, Musiques Suisses, 2006 (http:// allmusic /album/paul-juon-smtliche-streichquartette-w145400/review).
External links
edit- Internationale Juon-Gesellschaft
- Free scores by Paul Juonat theInternational Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)
- Paul Juon Sound-bites & information on several chamber music works
- JUON, Paul.Lugano:Swiss National Sound Archives.
- Dissertation (FSU): Russian Folk Traditions and Cosmopolitan European Influences in the Flute Works of Paul Juon
- Dissertation (ProQuest): Russian Folk Traditions and Cosmopolitan European Influences in the Flute Works of Paul Juon