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Maurice Ravel / Piano Concerto in G

Celebrating Shades of Blue's second birthday with a meditative waltz that reveals depths of emotion below its radiant surface.
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Melancholy Mixtape / June 2025
Seven moments of music outside the classical realm that channel wonder and desire in our flawed yet beautiful world.
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Branching Out / Vol. 11
What to listen to next, based on our recent experiences with the melancholy music of Gustav Mahler and Erich Korngold.
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Erich Korngold / Violin Concerto
Embedded within a gentle serenade lies one composer's story of displacement, loss, and longing for a home that exists only in memory.
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Gustav Mahler / Urlicht (Primal Light)
A comforting prayer of love and light that helped me transcend grief after losing a beloved canine companion.
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Melancholy Mixtape / April 2025
Seven moments of classical music that trace the slow, steady blossoming of spring.
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Branching Out / Vol. 10
What to listen to next, based on our recent experiences with the melancholy music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Philip Glass.
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Melancholy Mixtape / International Women's Day Edition
Explore feelings of devotion and awe, longing and grief, in six moments of classical music penned by women composers.
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