Shades of Blue
Michael Cirigliano IIA place to cultivate calm, connection, and healing through melancholy moments of classical music.
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Claudio Monteverdi / L’Orfeo
George Platt Lynes (American, 1907–1955). Orpheus (Lev Christian and Marie Jeanne), 1936. Vintage gelatin silver print
Sometimes when a work enters your life, the music’s message resonates within you like cathedral bells. That was my exper...
Melancholy Mixtape / July 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 — Welcome! 👋...
Gustav Mahler / What Love Tells Me
Hi, friends,
Shades of Blue celebrated its third birthday last week! 🎉🎂🎉
I continue to be awed by each and every one of you joining me here to slow down and experience the calm, connection, and healing made possible by melancholy momen...
Branching Out / Vol. 16
Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870–1966). Cascades (Quiet Solitude), 1959. Oil on panel. Private collection
Welcome to the latest edition of Branching Out, where works recently featured in Shades of Blue become your launching point for disco...
Sergei Rachmaninoff / Piano Concerto No. 2
Lucian Freud (British, born Germany, 1922–2011). Self-Portrait, c. 1956. Oil on canvas. Private collection. © The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images
When Sergei Rachmaninoff arrived at the premiere of his First Symphony in March 1897,...
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Musician turned writer/marketer on a mission to connect people with classical music that cultivates calm, connection, and healing.
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