Paul Juon

Paul Juon (, Pavel Fyodorovich Yuon; 6 March 1872 – 21 August 1940) was a Russian composer of Swiss origin.

Life Juon was born in Moscow on 6 March 1872, the son of Theodor Friedrich Juon (1842–1912), an insurance official, and Emilie Gottwalt. His father was born in Goldingen, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (now Kuldīga, Latvia), into a Swiss family originally from Masein, Grisons, while his mother was of Irish descent. Juon entered the Moscow Conservatory in 1889, where he studied violin with Jan Hřímalý and Sergei Taneyev.

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 Juon 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.

His younger brother was painter Konstantin Yuon.

Works

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) Wächterweise in E major, Fantasie nach dänischen Volksl., for orchestra, Op. 31, 1906 Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 42, 1909 Mysterien, a tone poem for Cello and Orchestra based on Knut Hamsun's Mysteries, Op. 59, 1928 Three violin sonatas, Op. 7 in A (1898), Op. 69 in F (1920) and Op. 86 in B minor (1930)