Marie Jaëll

Donald Macleod delves into the life and career of the piano
prodigy Marie Jaëll.


For the first time in the history of Composer of the Week, Donald
Macleod explores the life and music of Marie Jaëll [1846-1925].
Jaëll was a piano prodigy, a composer across a wide spectrum of
genres including opera and chamber music, and a revolutionary
when it came to the art of teaching and playing the piano. She
knew many distinguished musicians including Liszt, Saint-Saëns,
César Franck, Brahms, Fauré and Rossini, but hers is a name which
has been largely forgotten. Donald Macleod uncovers Jaëll's
music, and tells her story.


Music Featured:


Aube (Promenade matinale, esquisses pour piano) Dans le doute;
Essaim de mouches; Entrainement (Promenade matinale, esquisses
pour piano) Folies d’ours (La Légende des ours) Piano Concerto No
1 in D minor Reflets Chantants (Prisme. Problèmes en musique)
Armour brûlant (La Légende des ours) Album Leaf Dans les flammes
(18 Pièces d'après la lecture de Dante) Cello Sonata Dein (Five
Lieder) Douze Valses et Finale Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor
Sphinx Reflets dansants (Prisme. Problèmes en musique) Cello
Concerto in A Minor Ce qu’on entend dans le Purgatoire (18 Pièces
d'après la lecture de Dante) Rêverie; Clair de lune (Les
Orientales) 6 Melancholy Waltzes: No 5 in A minor; No 3 in G
sharp minor Ce qu’on entend dans le Paradis (18 Pieces for piano
after reading Dante) Pieces for Children Désirs ardents; Amour
involontaire; Union malheureuse; Épilogue (La Légende des ours)


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC
Wales


For full tracklistings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Marie Jaëll
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m477


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z