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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Paul Juon - Violin Sonatas (Charles Wetherbee; David Korevaar)


Information

Composer: Paul Juon
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 69
  • (04) Violin Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 86
  • (05) Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 7

Charles Wetherbee, violin
David Korevaar, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574091

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Review

This Naxos release qualifies as a real find, for the music of Paul Juon has rarely been recorded. Juon was Swiss and Russian in background, born in Moscow, and he was sometimes called the Russian Brahms. That's audible in the Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 7, of 1898, which with its vigorous finale, is placed at the end. However, the other two sonatas are something else again, and they really sound neither Russian, nor German, nor even French. The Violin Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 69, perhaps suggests what might have happened if Sibelius had written more chamber music than he did. Its violin lines are angular and often chromatic in unexpected ways. The Violin Sonata in B minor, Op. 86, published in 1930, is unique in its fantastical quality, suggesting a gentle variety of expressionism. Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist David Korevaar deserve credit for unearthing this obscure and unusual music. Their performances are straightforward, and if someone else later comes along with edgier ones, those will not have happened without the present album. This is an important release in the field of 20th century chamber music.

-- James Manheim, AllMusic

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Paul Juon (6 March 1872 – 21 August 1940) was a Russian-born Swiss composer. Juon studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Jan Hřímalý, Anton Arensky and Sergei Taneyev. He also studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin with Woldemar Bargiel. During his time in Berlin he was a composition professor, employed by Joseph Joachim. Juon's works include many sonatas, 4 symphonies, 4 string quartets, several piano trios, piano quartets and piano quintets, a sextet, 3 violin concerti, piano works and lieder, as well as a number of stage works. Several of these works have been recorded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Juon

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Violinist Charles Wetherbee made his debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Semyon Bychkov, and since then has performed with many others well-known orchestras and conductors. He has performed and recorded extensively, both as a soloist and a chamber musician. A devoted chamber musician, Wetherbee is the first violinist of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, with whom he tours and performs regularly. He is a member of the violin faculty of the College of Music, University of Colorado Boulder, and a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Aaron Rosand.
https://www.naxos.com/person/Charles_Wetherbee/75728.htm

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David Korevaar performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, in addition to teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder. An active performer and recording artist, Korevaar’s extensive discography includes numerous solo and chamber music recordings, such as a recording of Lowell Liebermann’s piano music and a world premiere recording of piano music by Luigi Perrachio. In addition, his collaboration with members of the Takács Quartet has resulted in a number of releases, including albums featuring works by Brahms, Beethoven and Hindemith. Korevaar also writes on various musical topics.
https://www.naxos.com/person/David_Korevaar/74750.htm
https://davidkorevaar.com/

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