Tune in as travel advisor Danielle Oteri and I explore a chilling tale of murder and music from 16th-century Italy.| Shades of Blue
Seven moments of classical music that find solace in summer's nocturnal beauty.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
What to listen to next, based on our recent experiences with the melancholy music of Maurice Ravel and Benjamin Britten.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Benjamin Britten / Before Life and After| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Celebrating Shades of Blue's second birthday with a meditative, melancholy waltz that reveals depths of emotion below its radiant surface.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Seven moments of music outside the classical realm that channel wonder and desire in our flawed yet beautiful world.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
What to listen to next, based on our recent experiences with the melancholy music of Gustav Mahler and Erich Korngold.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Embedded within a gentle serenade lies one composer's story of displacement, loss, and longing for a home that exists only in memory.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
A comforting prayer of love and light that helped me transcend grief after losing a beloved canine companion.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Seven moments of classical music that channel the slow, steady blossoming of spring.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
What to listen to next, based on our recent experiences with the melancholy music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Philip Glass.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Explore feelings of devotion and awe, longing and grief, in six moments of classical music penned by women composers.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Grief gives way to hope and healing in a meditative impression of an artist struck down by AIDS.| Shades of Blue
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 1, "Winter Daydreams"| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
What to listen to next, based on our recent experiences with the melancholy music of Mozart and Beethoven.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Six moments of classical music that impart warmth and comfort amid winter's bitter chill.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Beauty, possibility, and Beethoven in Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore.| Shades of Blue
A serenade of serenity I turn to whenever I want to connect with the instrument that helped me find my voice.| Shades of Blue
Six moments of classical music to help you cultivate calm, connection, and healing in turbulent times.| Shades of Blue
Franz Schubert / Piano Trio No. 1| Shades of Blue
Claude Debussy / Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
A moment of autumnal introspection in which sorrow ushers us to a place of comfort and calm.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
What is life, if not a symphony of sorrowful songs?| michaelwriteswords.substack.com
Music and myth converge in a haunting portrait of loneliness.| michaelwriteswords.substack.com