In light of the terrible events in Paris, France this past Friday, we at the Parsons Music Library have decided to share some music selections in solidarity with the people of France (and the victims of violence all over the world).
Many people have found ways to pay musical tribute to Paris, here are just a couple of lovely examples:
A man traveled to the Bataclan to play John Lennon’s “Imagine” near the site of one of the attacks. Read more from a Rolling Stone article here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-pianist-perform-john-lennons-imagine-outside-paris-bataclan-20151114
The Metropolitan Opera in New York City paid tribute on Saturday with a rendition of the French National Anthem “La Marseilles”. Here’s a New York Times blog post with more info: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/at-metropolitan-opera-support-for-paris-sounds-out-with-singing-of-frances-national-anthem/?_r=0
You can pay the Music Library a visit and get many CDs featuring French music in all sorts of genres as well — here is a small sampling:
The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf
Indispensible Django Reinhardt
Debussy: Great Orchestral Works
