4Friday - Songs of Mourning

Music gives us the space to grieve. In light of the tragic events of last Friday in Paris (and let us never forget the other tragedies around the world and here at home), here are 4 French songs to help us mourn.

1

Déploration, from Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Oboe and Piano

Oboista: Hansjörg Schellenberger

2

Cantilena, Assez lent from Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Sonata: Cantilena · Jeffrey Khaner · Francis Poulenc · Hugh Sung, Piano French Flute Music ℗ 2006 AVIE Records Released on: 2006-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.

3

Les regrets, from Ariettes oubliées by Claude Debussy

Uploaded by Roman M on 2015-05-06.

4

Ne me quitte pas - even though Jacques Brel and Edith Pilaf are best known for singing this song, I found Sting's version particularly compelling.

What songs do you turn to when you grieve? Share your songs in the comments.