Shades of Blue
Michael Cirigliano IIA place to cultivate calm, connection, and healing through melancholy moments of classical music.
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Melancholy Mixtape / Second Anniversary Edition
Konstantin Somov (Russian, 1869–1939). The Stroller’s Rest, 1939. Oil on canvas. Private collection
In May 2024, I published Shades of Blue’s inaugural Melancholy Mixtape, the first in an ongoing series you and I could turn to anytime for...
W. A. Mozart / Fantasy in D Minor
Georges de La Tour (French, 1593–1652). The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame (detail), ca. 1635–37. Oil on canvas. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
One of my prized possessions as a teenager was a boxed set of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s comp...
Branching Out / Vol. 15
Hermen Anglada Camarasa (Spanish, 1871–1959). Ametllers en flor (Almond Trees in Bloom), 1917. Oil on canvas. Private collection. © Hermen Anglada Camarasa, VEGAP, Barcelona
Welcome to the latest edition of Branching Out, where works recen...
Melancholy Mixtape / March 2026
Welcome to the latest Melancholy Mixtape, a Shades of Blue series that weaves together moments of melancholy classical music to help you cultivate calm, connection, and healing throughout the month. (If you're a new subscriber, head over he...
Lili Boulanger / D’un soir triste (Of a Sad Evening)
Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916). Reflection, c. 1900–5. Pastel on paper. Private collection
Woven into the biographies of nearly every woman composer born in the 19th century is a story of sustained denial.
Louise Farrenc was barred from...
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