216 — Paris, par un doux soir de printemps : un concert à la maison de la radio — mercredi 12 juin 2024

There was a change in the weather at the start of the week, with the sun that had finally returned giving way once again to rain. It’s in keeping with the gloomy mood I’ve been in since the elections. I don’t feel like listening to the news or the radio any more, so to take my mind off things I listened again to the concert by Lea Dessandre, Thomas Dunford and the Jupiter Ensemble, who played pieces by John Dowland and Henry Purcell last Tuesday at the Maison de la Radio. Felicia and I attended the concert, the theme of which was melancholy in love. I’d had the tickets for a long time, hoping that she would be able to come. Everything becomes uncertain as the end of the year approaches.  In the notes that come with the transcript, we’ll look at three very natural expressions in French that I want to tell you about. I’ll also share with you some practical phrases relating to culture: going to the theatre, a concert, etc.  So to cultivate your French without melancholy and benefit from all the positive effects of having the exact text of the transcript, you could subscribe to the Cultivate Your French transcript at www.cultivateyoufrench.com. The subscription costs 4 euros a month and each new subscriber receives the 10 latest episodes.