Marie Jaëll

**Marie Jaëll** (1846–1925) was a trailblazing French composer, pianist, and educator whose work blended Romantic-era passion with innovative musical ideas. Born in Alsace, she started piano lessons as a child prodigy and later studied under giants like Franz Liszt and Camille Saint-Saëns (who dedicated his *Piano Concerto No. 1* to her!). Not content with just performing, she composed bold, expressive pieces—like her dramatic *Piano Concerto in D Minor* and the haunting *Pièces pour piano d’après une lecture de Dante*—that pushed boundaries with their rich textures and emotional depth. Her music often felt like a conversation between stormy virtuosity and delicate introspection, earning her respect in a male-dominated field.

Beyond composing, Marie was a visionary teacher. She developed a groundbreaking piano method focused on the relationship between touch, movement, and emotion, even collaborating with scientists to study hand physiology. Though her music drifted into obscurity after her death, modern artists have reignited interest in her work—like the eerie *Ce qu’on entend dans l’enfer* or collaborative albums pairing her piano duets with fellow composers. Today, Marie Jaëll is celebrated not just for her compositions but for her fearless creativity and ahead-of-her-time approach to music education.

Genres

Experimental

Classical

Contemporary Classical

Avant-garde

Chamber Music

Piano

Orchestral Music

Romantic Music

Impressionism

Related Artists

Camille Saint-Saëns

Clara Schumann

Gabriel Fauré

Frédéric Chopin

Erik Satie

Claude Debussy

Fanny Mendelssohn

Amy Beach

Maurice Ravel

Franz Liszt

Robert Schumann

Cécile Chaminade

Latest Release

Marie Jaëll: Valse in A Minor (Arr. by Muriël Bostdorp, "Hommage à Marie")

Marie Jaëll•

Muriël Bostdorp

Single - Released March 7, 2025