Corbin Keep
@cellocorb.bsky.social
Cello, with a strong focus on music by women composers.
http://www.wildcellist.ca
https://corbinkeep.bandcamp.com/album/unspeakable-beauty-works-by-historical-women-composers-arranged-for-unaccompanied-cello
http://www.wildcellist.ca
https://corbinkeep.bandcamp.com/album/unspeakable-beauty-works-by-historical-women-composers-arranged-for-unaccompanied-cello
Love that shot with the LEM in the distance! You needn't go further than still photos such as the above to verify Apollo was real. There's a clarity to it that you never see in photos taken on Earth. (Near) zero atmosphere is a thing; it's evident in every Apollo photo. Well, except the blurry ones.
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Love that shot with the LEM in the distance! You needn't go further than still photos such as the above to verify Apollo was real. There's a clarity to it that you never see in photos taken on Earth. (Near) zero atmosphere is a thing; it's evident in every Apollo photo. Well, except the blurry ones.
Listen not to what she SAYS, but rather, what she DOES.
Thus far there's nothing of substance.
When she consistently votes against Repugs, crosses the floor, switches party affiliation...
And acknowledges her role in policies that've devastated people's lives.
...
Trust is a LONG ways off.
Thus far there's nothing of substance.
When she consistently votes against Repugs, crosses the floor, switches party affiliation...
And acknowledges her role in policies that've devastated people's lives.
...
Trust is a LONG ways off.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Listen not to what she SAYS, but rather, what she DOES.
Thus far there's nothing of substance.
When she consistently votes against Repugs, crosses the floor, switches party affiliation...
And acknowledges her role in policies that've devastated people's lives.
...
Trust is a LONG ways off.
Thus far there's nothing of substance.
When she consistently votes against Repugs, crosses the floor, switches party affiliation...
And acknowledges her role in policies that've devastated people's lives.
...
Trust is a LONG ways off.
There's one reality in which I think this could actually come to pass, & that's if somehow the disinfo people are bathed in every day was gone - no Faux News propaganda, Joe Rogan, True North, whackazoid Facebook pages etc. Turn that shit off & I bet a lot of people once weaned, would come 'round.
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There's one reality in which I think this could actually come to pass, & that's if somehow the disinfo people are bathed in every day was gone - no Faux News propaganda, Joe Rogan, True North, whackazoid Facebook pages etc. Turn that shit off & I bet a lot of people once weaned, would come 'round.
Irritating. Though not quite as irritating as AI inventing the name of a Fanny Mendelsohn "novel," replete with synopsis - out of thin air! (The title: The Score of a Lifetime" – no I'm not making this up, but AI did!)
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Irritating. Though not quite as irritating as AI inventing the name of a Fanny Mendelsohn "novel," replete with synopsis - out of thin air! (The title: The Score of a Lifetime" – no I'm not making this up, but AI did!)
Farrenc is one of those composers whose stuff I like 'ok' at first, but then after sometimes years it really sinks in and I LOVE it.
If Toscanini, Von Kajaran et al had recorded multiple versions of her works decades ago as they did with Beethoven, I think many people would know and love Farrenc.
If Toscanini, Von Kajaran et al had recorded multiple versions of her works decades ago as they did with Beethoven, I think many people would know and love Farrenc.
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Farrenc is one of those composers whose stuff I like 'ok' at first, but then after sometimes years it really sinks in and I LOVE it.
If Toscanini, Von Kajaran et al had recorded multiple versions of her works decades ago as they did with Beethoven, I think many people would know and love Farrenc.
If Toscanini, Von Kajaran et al had recorded multiple versions of her works decades ago as they did with Beethoven, I think many people would know and love Farrenc.
Thanks for reminding me of that record. I listened to it a bunch when it first came out but then got sidetracked by other stuff. Some real gems on there!
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thanks for reminding me of that record. I listened to it a bunch when it first came out but then got sidetracked by other stuff. Some real gems on there!
Another (HUGE) factor is how much I've listened to things. For example, I listened to Faure's string quartet heaven knows HOW many times from my mid teen onward. If I heard Clara's piano trio as long it'd likely hold a different place in my "listening being:" ❤️
open.spotify.com/track/1iDvTb...
open.spotify.com/track/1iDvTb...
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17: I. Allegro moderato
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Another (HUGE) factor is how much I've listened to things. For example, I listened to Faure's string quartet heaven knows HOW many times from my mid teen onward. If I heard Clara's piano trio as long it'd likely hold a different place in my "listening being:" ❤️
open.spotify.com/track/1iDvTb...
open.spotify.com/track/1iDvTb...
That era/locale is my favourite music.
Strohl(!!) Bonis, Sohy, Soulage, Renié, Jäell, Canal, Barraine, Decruck, Leleu...
Do you know Leleu's quartet for piano and strings? It's INSANELY good:
open.spotify.com/album/4xRF4D...
Strohl(!!) Bonis, Sohy, Soulage, Renié, Jäell, Canal, Barraine, Decruck, Leleu...
Do you know Leleu's quartet for piano and strings? It's INSANELY good:
open.spotify.com/album/4xRF4D...
Jeanne Leleu, une consécration éclatante, Vol. 1: Musique de chambre et mélodies
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
That era/locale is my favourite music.
Strohl(!!) Bonis, Sohy, Soulage, Renié, Jäell, Canal, Barraine, Decruck, Leleu...
Do you know Leleu's quartet for piano and strings? It's INSANELY good:
open.spotify.com/album/4xRF4D...
Strohl(!!) Bonis, Sohy, Soulage, Renié, Jäell, Canal, Barraine, Decruck, Leleu...
Do you know Leleu's quartet for piano and strings? It's INSANELY good:
open.spotify.com/album/4xRF4D...
This one a has a poignancy that really touches me. The fugue isn't so moving but displays an inventiveness (no pun intended) that I find quite captivating.
open.spotify.com/track/6zy7aN...
open.spotify.com/track/6zy7aN...
3 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16: No. 2, Prelude and Fugue in B-Flat Major
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This one a has a poignancy that really touches me. The fugue isn't so moving but displays an inventiveness (no pun intended) that I find quite captivating.
open.spotify.com/track/6zy7aN...
open.spotify.com/track/6zy7aN...
So often it's the hearing the right work(s). There can be lots of a composer's œuvre that we're meh about, but then there are a few pieces that we're just crazy for. Maybe I just haven't encountered the right Lili ones yet.
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
So often it's the hearing the right work(s). There can be lots of a composer's œuvre that we're meh about, but then there are a few pieces that we're just crazy for. Maybe I just haven't encountered the right Lili ones yet.
It's funny, since our earlier convo, I've been coming across some Clara works that either I'd not heard before, or really paid attention to and have found myself quite taken with them. But again, nothing that puts me into freakout mode - "you gotta hear this!!" sort of thing.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It's funny, since our earlier convo, I've been coming across some Clara works that either I'd not heard before, or really paid attention to and have found myself quite taken with them. But again, nothing that puts me into freakout mode - "you gotta hear this!!" sort of thing.
Well he's still railing against him, so there's that.
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Well he's still railing against him, so there's that.
Hensel's succinctness is to me, one of the things that makes her great. So funny that you'd cite Brahms in that way, as I've often compared Hensel's G min cello caprice w/the Brahms E min cello sonata.
Hensel's work is to the point, while Brahms, musical mansplainer, doesn't know when to shut up.
Hensel's work is to the point, while Brahms, musical mansplainer, doesn't know when to shut up.
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hensel's succinctness is to me, one of the things that makes her great. So funny that you'd cite Brahms in that way, as I've often compared Hensel's G min cello caprice w/the Brahms E min cello sonata.
Hensel's work is to the point, while Brahms, musical mansplainer, doesn't know when to shut up.
Hensel's work is to the point, while Brahms, musical mansplainer, doesn't know when to shut up.
Wow how'd I miss this?! FABULOUS article. I'm currently obsessing over "Contretemps," which dropped yesterday. "Singular" is so apt! 🔥❤️
open.spotify.com/album/4Vy6Bz...
open.spotify.com/album/4Vy6Bz...
Contretemps
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Wow how'd I miss this?! FABULOUS article. I'm currently obsessing over "Contretemps," which dropped yesterday. "Singular" is so apt! 🔥❤️
open.spotify.com/album/4Vy6Bz...
open.spotify.com/album/4Vy6Bz...
The intermezzo from her cello sonatina haunts my dreams. Might take awhile to get into, but once you do, wow.
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The intermezzo from her cello sonatina haunts my dreams. Might take awhile to get into, but once you do, wow.
I never knew Webenau was Schönberg's first student; that's very cool. I've listened to her chamber music a lot, but never played it.
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I never knew Webenau was Schönberg's first student; that's very cool. I've listened to her chamber music a lot, but never played it.
I'd love to locate the scores for her "Fantasy for cello and orchestra" Op. 6 (1940) and also "Five Bagatelles for cello and piano" Op. 15 (1947)!
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'd love to locate the scores for her "Fantasy for cello and orchestra" Op. 6 (1940) and also "Five Bagatelles for cello and piano" Op. 15 (1947)!
Yeah.
1) Why the fuck didn't this come to light BEFORE Magalardo won a second term? 2) Charges must be pressed by the Department of Just--
Oops.
1) Why the fuck didn't this come to light BEFORE Magalardo won a second term? 2) Charges must be pressed by the Department of Just--
Oops.
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Yeah.
1) Why the fuck didn't this come to light BEFORE Magalardo won a second term? 2) Charges must be pressed by the Department of Just--
Oops.
1) Why the fuck didn't this come to light BEFORE Magalardo won a second term? 2) Charges must be pressed by the Department of Just--
Oops.
Thanks! There's also a database of cello works by historical women composers (264 so far; cutoff date is 1951) with links to as many scores as possible:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Cello Works by Historical Female Composers
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thanks! There's also a database of cello works by historical women composers (264 so far; cutoff date is 1951) with links to as many scores as possible:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
No kidding! It def has that late 19th century vibe. "If I die before I wake..."
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
No kidding! It def has that late 19th century vibe. "If I die before I wake..."
Good on you!! Anyone who knows even a little about Bonis/her music will know Mel's short for Mèlanie.
Btw if you looked at my Bonis post yesterday please know that I LOVE that piece, but just find it funny that people would choose it (presumably?🤷♂️) based solely on its name. (Can't think why else!)
Btw if you looked at my Bonis post yesterday please know that I LOVE that piece, but just find it funny that people would choose it (presumably?🤷♂️) based solely on its name. (Can't think why else!)
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good on you!! Anyone who knows even a little about Bonis/her music will know Mel's short for Mèlanie.
Btw if you looked at my Bonis post yesterday please know that I LOVE that piece, but just find it funny that people would choose it (presumably?🤷♂️) based solely on its name. (Can't think why else!)
Btw if you looked at my Bonis post yesterday please know that I LOVE that piece, but just find it funny that people would choose it (presumably?🤷♂️) based solely on its name. (Can't think why else!)
It wouldn't be an "annexation." No one ever says that Poland was "annexed" by Germany in 1939. Canada would not be willingly "annexed" by the US; they'd have to take us by force.
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It wouldn't be an "annexation." No one ever says that Poland was "annexed" by Germany in 1939. Canada would not be willingly "annexed" by the US; they'd have to take us by force.
The book "A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?" (2023) is a serious dose of cold water on the notion of conquering the cosmos anytime soon. The authors, self avowed nerds on the subject are gung ho, but still think it's centuries away.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The book "A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?" (2023) is a serious dose of cold water on the notion of conquering the cosmos anytime soon. The authors, self avowed nerds on the subject are gung ho, but still think it's centuries away.
I loved this book.
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I loved this book.