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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Wheesht on Monday 29 September 2025, 18:10

Title: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: Wheesht on Monday 29 September 2025, 18:10
A chamber music album by Marie Jaëll entitled A Quest for Infinity will be released by La Boîte à Pépites (https://citedescompositrices.com/en/album/marie-jaell-a-quest-for-infinity/) on 10 October.

The third movement of her Piano Quartet in G Minor, Allegro scherzando, is available on streaming platforms as of today.


Quartet with piano in G minor - (1875)* 34'05
I. Allegro 12'05
II. Andante 7'55
III. Allegro Scherzando 4'32
IV. Vivace con brio 9'33
Dans un rêve for violin, cello and piano - (c.1881) 7'27
I. Allegretto 2'21
II. Andantino 2'14
III. Allegro Moderato 2'52
Romance for violin and piano - (1882) 6'01
Ballade for violin and piano - (1886) 13'07
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: Mark Thomas on Tuesday 30 September 2025, 10:41
Marie Jaëll's music is usually well-crafted, melodically memorable and quite muscular- I'm looking forward to this release.
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: semloh on Sunday 12 October 2025, 00:20
No sign of it yet - unless someone knows better!
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: Wheesht on Sunday 12 October 2025, 04:49
It would appear to be available from the label directly (https://citedescompositrices.com/en/album/marie-jaell-a-quest-for-infinity/) and will surely show up on the usual sellers' websites soon.
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: Alan Howe on Sunday 12 October 2025, 09:35
Here's the download:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9799635--marie-jaell-une-quete-dinfini

The CD is also available:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9798925--marie-jaell-une-quete-dinfini
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: Mark Thomas on Sunday 12 October 2025, 09:38
The alblum can be sampled in full on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbmuHHJDp8Q&list=OLAK5uy_kFGW5m5SsluK-QiWznu3uvye9vzevmBlI&index=2).
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: semloh on Sunday 12 October 2025, 10:34
Ah, excellent. I checked Presto. seems I "missed it by that much"!
Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: eschiss1 on Sunday 12 October 2025, 15:31
Marie Jaëll: Une quête d'infini  , available digitally at Amazon-US already since Friday (also available as a CD soon, I think). Not everything is advertised in English even on American sites. I just searched under Jaëll and Bob was my uncle.

Title: Re: Marie Jaëll, a Quest for Infinity – chamber music
Post by: Wheesht on Sunday 12 October 2025, 15:40
So for some it's 'hey presto' and for others it's Uncle Bob, whoever he may be ;)
And things would have been easier if I had given the original French title in the first place...