Paul Juon was born in Moscow, of Swiss parents, in 1872, studying there with Arensky and Taneyev; Rachmaninov, a fellow student, dubbed him 'the Russian Brahms'. At the Hochschule der Musik in Berlin, Woldemar Bargiel, Clara Schumann's half-brother, was his main teacher before Juon himself became a respected member of the staff. There are indeed echoes of Brahms in Juon's early music but there is also a fondness for Russian folksong and a mastery of counterpoint, which all feed into his urgent, late-Romantic lyricism.

Tracklist:

Viola Sonata In D Major, Op. 15: I. Moderato
Viola Sonata In D Major, Op. 15: II. Adagio Assai E Molto Cantabile
Viola Sonata In D Major, Op. 15: III. Allegro Moderato
Viola Sonata In F Minor, Op. 82a: Moderato Assai
Viola Sonata In F Minor, Op. 82a: Adagio
Viola Sonata In F Minor, Op. 82a: Tempo Primo
Romanze, Op. 7b (Version For Viola & Piano)
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 3 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 1, Prélude
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 3 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 2, Chant D'amour
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 4 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 3a, Intermezzo 1
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 4 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 3b, Intermezzo 2
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 4 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 3c, Intermezzo 3
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 4 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 4, Mélancholie
Silhouettes, Deuxième Serie, Op. 43, Book 4 (Version For Violin, Viola & Piano): No. 5, Danse Grotesque
Trio-Miniaturen For Violin, Viola & Cello: No. 1, Rêverie, Op. 18 No. 3
Trio-Miniaturen For Violin, Viola & Cello: No. 2, Humoreske, Op. 18 No. 7
Trio-Miniaturen For Violin, Viola & Cello: No. 3, Elegie, Op. 18 No. 6
Trio-Miniaturen For Violin, Viola & Cello: No. 4, Danse Fantastique, Op. 24 No. 2

UPC: 5060113443892
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 6.3.22
Format: CD

Juon / Vendryes / David - Chamber Music for Viola (CD)