Paul Juon - Violin Sonata, No. 1, 2, 3

Paul Juon

(Russian: Па́вел Фёдорович Юо́н, Pavel Fyodorovich Yuon; 6 March 1872 – 21 August 1940)

was a Russian-born Swiss composer.

 

Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 7 (1898)

Dedication: Alfred Thiele (1886-1957) German sculptor

1. Andante quasi moderato - Allegro ma non troppo (0:00) 2. Thema mit Variationen (Andante quasi Allegretto) (theme, 6 variations, coda. F major) (13:29) 3. Vivace (A minor) (24:08)

 

Ala Voronkova, violin and Evelyne Dubourg, piano Edition Silvertrust:

 

Juon’s First Violin Sonata dates from 1898. In three movements, the opening movement begins with an Andante quasi moderato but quickly becomes an Allegro. While the music shows some influence of Brahms in its rhythms but the melodies are Russian. The middle movement is a theme and set of six wonderfully contrasting variations. One of the variations, entitled Romance, became so famous that it was published separately. The finale is a kind of updated toccata clearly based on Russian folk melody.

 

Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 69 (1920)

Dedication: Anna Hegner (1881-1963) gewidmet

1. Allegro non troppo (0:00) 2. Largo - Allegretto (9:51) 3. Risoluto (16:28)

Ala Voronkova, violin and Evelyne Dubourg, piano

 

Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 86 (1930)

In one movement a. Moderato assai (0:00) b. Andante (10:05) c. Tempo primo (13:37)

Ala Voronkova, violin and Evelyne Dubourg, piano

 

Details by Edition Silvertrust: Paul Juon’s Violin Sonata No.3 in b minor dates from 1930 and consists of one movement, but within is made up of three sections. While his earlier works showed the influence of Tchaikovsky, this influence disappears in his later works although they retain a certain Russian flavor, albeit expressed in modern terms. In the quick opening section the two main themes are given out and are juxtaposed. The middle section, an Andante, is somewhat denser in texture. In the final section, we see that that the cyclic form is employed and themes from the earlier sections are reintroduced though in different ways than they had appeared previously.