Paul Juon, though born in Moscow, had Swiss roots and was dubbed 'the Russian Brahms' due to the importance of chamber music in his work.
Compositional Technique
Paul Juon's Quintet of 1928, while clearly structured, achieves its coherence through the network-like development and interlinking of small motifs.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peter Mieg, a composer with a PhD in art history, consciously drew on music from past eras, prioritizing clarity and comprehensibility over avant-gardism in his compositions.
Composition History
Paul Huber composed his Adagio and Scherzino for wind quintet to celebrate the 60th birthday of Johannes Fuchs, the cathedral kapellmeister of St. Gallen.
Composer Biography
Paul Huber and Gion Antoni Derungs, both devout Catholics, shared similar life experiences, including early parental loss, education in quasi-monastic boarding schools, and careers as church and school musicians.
Compositional Technique
Peter Mieg's Wind Quintet op. 99a, composed in 1970, features an unusual characteristic for a wind quintet: the flute is tacet for periods, while the other four instruments play continuously through the first movement.
Recording & Production
Tracks 1-5 on this album are world premiere recordings.
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