It's Bastille Day - France's national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution in 1789. To mark La Fête Nationale we'll play your favorite songs with ...

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From desire to grief, from synths to the Armenian flute, Clara Ysé's haunting music is a mix of beautiful contradictions. Music, poetry and literature have always been part of her DNA. She's just ...

The recent passing of Jane Birkin was a reminder of just how attached French people are to la chanson française, which literally translates to "French songs" but is much more than that. Chanson ...

From Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg, you've probably heard 'chanson' music, but you might not be aware of the history and legacy of this oh-so-French artform. If you think of the classic chanson ...

Britten Our Hunting Fathers; 4 Chansons Francaise; Gloriana - Suite Mark Padmore (tenor); Sinfonieorchester Basel/Ivor Bolton Prospero PROSP0031 69:44 mins Several notes throughout are quite ...

George Evans, in for Corny O'Connell. Today is Bastille Day, which is France's national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille in 1789, a watershed event in the French Revolution. For ...

A previous version of this story incorrectly listed Sean Malone's birth date as Jan, 1, 1970. He was born April 12, 1970. A previous version of this story incorrectly described producer Hal Willner.