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Musical Interlude Open Thread: Sheku Kanneh-Mason

by Anne Laurie|  March 22, 20206:53 pm| 89 Comments

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Commentor HumboldtBlue linked to this YouTube video…

Which led to this one. I’m in no way knowledgeable about classical music, but I found it fascinating anyways:

And this is going on my ‘music to center myself’ list:

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  1. 1.

    patroclus

    March 22, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    Thankfully, the Senate just killed McConnell’s attempt to force a $500 billion Mnuchin slush fund down our throats in a Republican-only drafted bill.

  2. 2.

    WereBear

    March 22, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    Whoa! Are our Senators frightened?@patroclus:

  3. 3.

    MomSense

    March 22, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    Speaking of music, DJ Nice is having another dance party on Instagram tonight.  So fun.  He is DNice on Instagram – several hundred thousand people all dancing along tonight.

  4. 4.

    HRA

    March 22, 2020 at 7:11 pm

    Thank you, Anne. I needed the last piece, too.

  5. 5.

    oldster

    March 22, 2020 at 7:11 pm

    Yikes! When the cello repairman pulled out a crowbar, I almost plotzed!

    But I guess its not so much a crowbar as a…sound-post repositioner?
    Very specialized tool, looks like.

  6. 6.

    gbbalto

    March 22, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    Sorry, 3 for 3 error messages for those links (Firefox)

    ETA – Works on Chrome

  7. 7.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 7:18 pm

    @patroclus: Shitheads.  Ready to re-elect Dick Durbin in November.

    Movie time.

  8. 8.

    Ohio Mom

    March 22, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    Oldster@5: And then I was like, Huh? That’s all he had to do and now the cello is fixed? What did he do, anyway?

    Looked like magic to me.

  9. 9.

    Ohio Mom

    March 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    Patroclus@1: goodness, thanks for sharing it.

  10. 10.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 22, 2020 at 7:46 pm

    I mentioned this in the thread last night, for those who may not know: Sheku Kanneh-Mason first came to wide public attention when he was featured as a soloist at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle two years ago. I believe he’s better known in the UK than in the US. An extremely gifted and engaging young man.

  11. 11.

    MazeDancer

    March 22, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    Rosie is hosting a webcam fundraiser right now. For the Actors Fund. Lots of Broadway stars singing from their homes.

    Go to Broadway.com. Click on Rosie drawing.

  12. 12.

    susanna

    March 22, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    Thanks Anne & Humboldtblue, this was great, seeing what this young man pulls out of that massive violin took me far, far away from any other troubles.

  13. 13.

    columbusqueen

    March 22, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: His five siblings are all gifted classical musicians at well as shown in the one clip. Saw a piece on the family at the time of the Sussex wedding on CBS Sunday Morning.  They were a remarkably engaging & vibrant group.

  14. 14.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    Joe Biden just endorsed Warren’s coronavirus student loan debt cancelation and social security increase plans. She’s getting this thing done.— Shannon ?? (@TheStagmania) March 22, 2020

    Funny how he keeps taking up her plans. The Bernie Bros have got to be seething.

  15. 15.

    Baud

    March 22, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    @Mary G:

    Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the American Federation of Teachers, the latest union group to support the former vice president in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination

    …

    On Friday, the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which represents 1.3 million workers, threw its support behind Biden. Earlier this month, the National Education Association, which is the country’s largest union with 3 million members, endorsed him.

  16. 16.

    columbusqueen

    March 22, 2020 at 8:04 pm

    @Mary G: Do the Bernie Bros get the words “tough shit”?

  17. 17.

    Trapped Lurker

    March 22, 2020 at 8:08 pm

    @Ohio Mom:  He adjusted the sound post, a little dowel that conducts the vibrations from the bridge to the back of the cello, so the whole instrument is involved in the sound production.

  18. 18.

    piratedan

    March 22, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    @Mary G: Biden has shown that he’s capable of understanding that he’s not always right and continued to display that he’s still learning and growing and the Warren team probably isn’t that concerned with the credit, but with the result.

    I think many of us just want to have what’s broken fixed and improved if possible, good to know that Joe wants to enact the same things.

  19. 19.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    .@JoeBiden popped into @djdnice Instagram party tonight to show a little love. The party is now over 100k strong ???? Congrats D! pic.twitter.com/PnIszQPrOV— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) March 22, 2020

    I can’t get it to play, do you have to have an Instagram account?

    ETA: pretty sure lamh & MomSense would say this is a BFD.

  20. 20.

    Baud

    March 22, 2020 at 8:16 pm

    @Mary G:

    Daily kos but informative post.

    Joe Biden Releases Blistering “He Knew” Digital Ad Hitting Trump For F@#$ing Up Coronavirus Response

  21. 21.

    Amir Khalid

    March 22, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    @Mary G:

    Some here have been criticising Warren because she still hasn’t endorsed Biden’s candidacy. But she seems to be influencing him in a way that no other candidate has managed, and I think that she is achieving what she really wants. Not so much the presidency but rather the implementation of her policy ideas.

  22. 22.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    @Mary G: Oh the Wilmer Wankers would’ve voted for a woman, just not that woman.

  23. 23.

    Baud

    March 22, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    The criticism isn’t based on policy influence, but on putting pressure on Bernie to give it up already.

  24. 24.

    Yutsano

    March 22, 2020 at 8:28 pm

    @Amir Khalid:  It looks like she’s going to endorse at the convention. Whatever form that convention takes.

  25. 25.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    I’m sure Biden would be happy to take up one of Bernie’s plans if he had a workable one and not just slogans.

  26. 26.

    Another Scott

    March 22, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    @Mary G:

    From the last debate transcript…

    Jake Tapper: (55:35)

    Let’s talk about the future, Vice President Biden. If you become the Democratic Presidential nominee, how will you appeal to supporters of Senator Sanders when you do disagree on so many issues?

    Joe Biden: (55:45)

    He’s making it hard for me right now. I was trying to give him credit for some things. He won’t even take the credit for things he wants to do. Look, I think that I want to make it clear that Bernie as a nominee, I will not only support him, I will campaign for him. I believe the people who support me will do the same thing. Because the existential threat to the United States of America is Donald Trump. It’s critical. I would hope that Bernie would do the same thing if I am the nominee, and encourage all of his followers to in fact, support me as well. Because it’s much bigger than either of us. Character of the nation is on the ballot. It goes well beyond whether or not Senator Sanders and I both agree, we need medic… healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. We both agree we have to deal with student debt. We both agree we have to deal with education and access to education. We both agree that we have a new Green Deal to deal with the existential threat that faces humanity. We disagree on the detail of how we do it, but we don’t disagree on the principle. We fundamentally disagree with this president on everything. This is a man who wants to cut Social Security, cut Medicare. Not Bernie, the President of the United States. So this is much bigger than whether or not I’m the nominee or Bernie’s the nominee. We must defeat Donald Trump. He is the… Four more years of Donald Trump will fundamentally change the nature of who we are as a nation. We’ve got to restore this country’s soul, that’s essential. As long as this president is there, we’re not going to be able to that.

    Bernie makes things hard for people who want most of the same goals…

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  27. 27.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    HumboldtBlue, if you’re around, how’s the tooth?

  28. 28.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    What’s the deal with all the [email protected]: showing up?

  29. 29.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    Says it all.

    EVERY Democrat participated in the cloture vote today in the Senate. Guess who missed the vote? Bernie Sanders.— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) March 22, 2020

  30. 30.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    90+ minutes of what-passes-for-lawn slicing done. Clouds in the distance looking primed to roll in.

  31. 31.

    Mnemosyne

    March 22, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    @Mary G:

    See if this link will work:

    https://t.co/XC1iQozFWO?amp=1

    It took me a few minutes to figure out that the Instagram Live button is at the top of the screen where his profile photo is, not mixed in with the photos. It has a red circle around it to show that you need to press it to get to the live broadcast.

  32. 32.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 8:56 pm

    @Mary G: Haha.  INCOME INEQUALITY!

  33. 33.

    Kelly

    March 22, 2020 at 8:58 pm

    The trillium and yellow violets came out this week. A pic from today’s walk.

    https://imgur.com/RkeP4mR

  34. 34.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Still getting “log in to see this event.” It’s OK.

    Biden SMASH after FEMA weasel interview & “press conference” today (WaPo):

    Trump — who will be judged by voters at the polls in eight months — also faced criticism from former vice president Joe Biden, the delegate leader for the Democratic presidential nomination, who issued a statement in response to Gaynor’s interview on CNN.

    “Mr. President, stop lying and start acting,” Biden said. “Use the full extent of your authorities, now, to ensure that we are producing all essential goods and delivering them where they need to go.”

  35. 35.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    @NotMax: Good news from NotMax Manor.

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    @Baud: would love to see the ad.

  37. 37.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    March 22, 2020 at 9:03 pm

    Beautiful music. Thanks.

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 9:03 pm

    @Mary G:

    I’m sure Biden would be happy to take up one of Bernie’s plans if he had a workable one and not just slogans.

    I liked that so much that I just wanted to see it again.

  39. 39.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    @mrmoshpotato

    It really shouldn’t, but jouncing around on the lawn tractor really takes it out of me. Ache all over, need to hobble to the medicinal inventory to gulp a dose of sinus pills now.

    ;)

  40. 40.

    BC in Illinois

    March 22, 2020 at 9:08 pm

    @piratedan:

    Biden has shown that he’s capable of understanding that he’s not always right and continued to display that he’s still learning and growing and the Warren team probably isn’t that concerned with the credit, but with the result.

    I have on my bookshelf three of the most non-literary, literary creations imaginable:

    Putting People First  (1992) by B. Clinton and A. Gore

    Change We Can Believe In (2008) by B. Obama

    Stronger Together (2016) by H. Clinton and T Kaine

    Each of these is an extended platform, topic by topic, 230-260 pages. (You can find Obama’s commitment to a public option on page 46.) But Joe Biden doesn’t need to make one of these for this year. He can just go  to elizabethwarren.com/plans and copy down all 81 plans. That can be the basis of the Democratic Platform and the basis of the agenda for the Democratic Senate and House and Administration. 

    Biden for President. Elizabeth Warren for head of the Program Committee.

  41. 41.

    lamh36

    March 22, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    @Mary G: you have to have an instagram account and follow DNice.

     

    Biden et al joined in last night…tonight’s not as many big names, but STILL DNice is such a great DJ and play an ole skool R&B/R&BPop/HipHopR&B mix NOT so much the newest pop radio stuff.  He sticks to the classics and the new classics.

  42. 42.

    Yutsano

    March 22, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    @BC in Illinois: I like it. The goal also is to get him a Democratic House and Senate. I’m still greedy in that I want them all this year.

  43. 43.

    Patricia Kayden

    March 22, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    Rand Paul has vowed that even from his coronavirus sickbed, he will still do whatever it takes to prevent legislation that helps anyone who isn't Rand Paul.— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) March 22, 2020

  44. 44.

    lamh36

    March 22, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    Alright, let me try and get some homework done before heading out the the club to listen to DJ DNice spin on the 1s and 2s!

  45. 45.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    @lamh36: Thanks, that’s what I thought.

  46. 46.

    Another Scott

    March 22, 2020 at 9:14 pm

    https://alfranken.com/listen/andy-slavitt-on-the-pandemic (53 minutes)

    Slavitt was Obama’s Obamacare guru.

    (I haven’t listened to it yet.)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  47. 47.

    lamh36

    March 22, 2020 at 9:17 pm

    @lamh36: btw after DNice set tonight, QuestLove is picking up w/a set!

  48. 48.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 22, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    @WaterGirl: Here you go.

  49. 49.

    Amir Khalid

    March 22, 2020 at 9:23 pm

    @Baud:

    Bernie wants so bad to be President. Hillary’s prohibitive lead over him in 2016 didn’t convince him to drop out, and I can’t see Warren endorsing Biden, by itself, convincing him to drop out this time either.

    As I said, I also think that, by convincing Biden to adopt her policy positions, Warren is achieving the real goal of her candidacy. Endorsing Biden as a reward for publicly taking up her policy positions might make him seem like her puppet, an optic they would both want to avoid.

  50. 50.

    MazeDancer

    March 22, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    The vote on the ridic McConnell bill tonight was 47-47.

    Bernie didn’t vote.

    He was n VT broadcasting a campaign livestream.

  51. 51.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: Thank you.  That’s a good one.

  52. 52.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    @MazeDancer: Way too close for comfort.

  53. 53.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 22, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    @MazeDancer: Fuck Bernie and the fucking purity pony he rode in on. Goddammit.

  54. 54.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    Randy Rainbow been a busy little beaver.

    Not his best, then again cranked it out incredibly fast.

  55. 55.

    Yutsano

    March 22, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: I would like to see the day where we don’t have to bother to mention Senator Bernie Sanders as anything but a mediocre Senator.

  56. 56.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 22, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    @Patricia Kayden: I really hate these people.

  57. 57.

    Patricia Kayden

    March 22, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    Sometimes, when societies face crises like these, a social breakdown occurs & lawless mobs loot & steal, helping themselves at everyone else's expense. That's what's happening now. Except the mob are the GOP leaders & the looting was to be done through their crony bailout bill.— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 23, 2020

  58. 58.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    This is indeed a travesty:

    Local friends, UNC hospitals need donations of N95 masks and other supplies. It’s a travesty we can’t protect our healthcare workers despite months of warning. Also, if you needed proof any mask is better than none: they will accept homemade masks as well. https://t.co/FZyfKXx35H pic.twitter.com/rNdtF55WRW— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) March 23, 2020

  59. 59.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 22, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    @Yutsano:

    I would like to see the day where we don’t have to bother to mention Senator Bernie Sanders as anything but a mediocre Senator.

    Edited for superfluity.

  60. 60.

    Dan B

    March 22, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    Sheku’s playing is breathtaking.  I know a bit about classical music with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and nieces who were classically trained and/or professionals.  My younger niece was a cellist.  I should ask her if she has any observations about Sheku.  I know there us no need to ask if she knows of him.

  61. 61.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 9:41 pm

    @NotMax: Aches?  Have you ever tried mowing the lawn……on weed? :)

  62. 62.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 9:45 pm

    Shit’s getting serious:

    Healthcare professionals are needed to volunteer to help with the COVID-19 response. To sign up and get more information: https://t.co/JMWISsDq2e.— SanDiegoCounty (@SanDiegoCounty) March 22, 2020

  63. 63.

    HumboldtBlue

    March 22, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    @NotMax:

    Hoping to see the dentist tomorrow. Got antibiotic for it Thursday but the swelling has not gone completely away so it’s been four days of soup oatmeal and yogurt.

    The worst part is no beer, it’s hard to eat even soft foods and drinking on a near-empty stomach is not recommended.

    The dentist responded on Friday and pointed out I can’t be seen if I have a fever or a cough or been anywhere that may have exposed me to the virus which could any-fucking-where at this point.

    I’ve had a low-grade fever but that’s almost assuredly due to ongoing infection in my upper jaw but I have displayed no other symptoms of the virus and I am a loner as it is, living alone without a job. So it’s play it by ear — or sore tooth in this case — until we come to a decision.

    The idea that I have to ask people to put themselves at risk to provide me treatment is a heavy weight to bear and I am loath to do so, but I am in a very difficult spot.

    On a brighter note, I have been binge-watching the fascinating British archaeological show Time Team and today came across two brilliant episodes.

    What Dover Castle looked like in the time of Henry II.

    Archaeology in the middle of London to find old Roman settlements that would become the city of London.

  64. 64.

    The Dangerman

    March 22, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    I gotta come back to life for a second and give some props to Caroline Dale, a cellist that has played with David Gilmour, U2, and Sonead O’Connor. Here she is backing one of PF’s most famous tracks.

  65. 65.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    @Dan B: I was watching that with all the folders of music on the shelves and wishing I had had a family like that.

  66. 66.

    HumboldtBlue

    March 22, 2020 at 9:53 pm

    And for those above who asked just in the hell the luthier was doing, here’s a short demonstration of a sound post being fitted.

    And as Siubhan pointed he’s very popular in the UK.

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason has become the first cellist in chart history to land a place in the UK Official Album Chart Top 10, in a groundbreaking moment for classical and pop music.

  67. 67.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    March 22, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    Wow. What an amazing young man.  I can’t play a GD thing so musicians astound me.

  68. 68.

    satby

    March 22, 2020 at 10:04 pm

    @Yutsano: I look forward to the day when his ridiculous ass is out of politics and he’s in assisted living. Because you just know his family will park him somewhere as soon as he isn’t bringing in any more sweet sweet cash.

  69. 69.

    Geminid

    March 22, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Elizabeth Warren’s Green New Deal plan is well thought out and can be a template for action by the Congress that will convene next January. We will definitely need jobs, and the shift from a carbon energy economy to a clean energy economy will be a job generator. Last year I stopped at Vicksburg for some good coffee while traveling west, and encountered four young people in Americorps sweat shirts. I was glad to see that program has survived. It could be expanded to the size of the CCC in the 1930’s, and we could insulate, reroof, and renovate bathrooms and kitchens for every poor family in the country. And stick solar panels on their roofs. And have people earn good job skills in addition to paychecks. Solar farms, wind farms, smart grid transition can generate economic growth as well as electricity. Warren’s plan shows how this  can be done by a partnership of the public and private sectors. There is progress now on the energy transition, but it is piecemeal. The new Congress will have the opportunity to make the transition a national priority, and turbocharge it.

  70. 70.

    Anotherlurker

    March 22, 2020 at 10:23 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Time Team is a great show. Fascinating!

  71. 71.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 22, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    @Mary G:

    I think you can also log in with Facebook, if you have an account there.

  72. 72.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 22, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    There’s always room for cello!

  73. 73.

    Mary G

    March 22, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    Good advice from a healthcare worker:

    She said what she said !!! pic.twitter.com/QDOeofrWvY— JUNIOR (@SeriouslyJr) March 22, 2020

  74. 74.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Rock on!

  75. 75.

    HumboldtBlue

    March 22, 2020 at 10:32 pm

    @Anotherlurker:

    It’s wonderful and full of character. I just watched the one on the Battle of Hastings and it’s well worth a watch if only for the very surprising ending.

     

    @Adam L Silverman:

    There’s always time for piano as well as young Austrian pianist Alma Deutscher shows us with her original compositions in honor of Beethoven’s 250th birthday year.

  76. 76.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 10:36 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: You rock on too!

  77. 77.

    hells littlest angel

    March 22, 2020 at 10:40 pm

    Thanks for the clip, AL. Never heard of Sheku Kanneh-Mason before, but I see his released two albums. I look forward to hearing his rendition of “No Woman, No Cry.”

  78. 78.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 22, 2020 at 10:43 pm

    @mrmoshpotato:

  79. 79.

    Yutsano

    March 22, 2020 at 10:50 pm

    I REALLY need to get AsianGRRL into this thread! She’s a cellist.

  80. 80.

    Ohio Mom

    March 22, 2020 at 10:50 pm

    MaryG@83: that was worth a chuckle.

  81. 81.

    HumboldtBlue

    March 22, 2020 at 10:53 pm

    @mrmoshpotato:  @Adam L Silverman:

    Oh, so youse want to play, eh?

    Beethoven with a referee!

    Itzhak meets Schiekele!

  82. 82.

    smike

    March 22, 2020 at 11:16 pm

    @satby: They’ll market him as a celebrity if they don’t have to deal with visiting hours and steel bars.

  83. 83.

    Uncle Cosmo

    March 22, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Aaaaaaah cripes. I remember a one-panel cartoon from many years back, showing nothing but a backstage collection of musical instruments and a shadow cast on the curtain of a beaver’s tail flapping. The caption:

    Having devoured the priceless Stradivarius, Barney the Beaver discovers there’s always room for cello.

    Nothing new under the sun, indeed…

  84. 84.

    Origuy

    March 22, 2020 at 11:43 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: I’m also bingeing Time Team. I’ve seen all of the episodes before, but it’s very soothing to watch people who know what they are doing and like it and each other working together.

  85. 85.

    CarolPW

    March 22, 2020 at 11:48 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Those were wonderful, thank you! It’s been a long time since I have smiled this much.

  86. 86.

    HumboldtBlue

    March 23, 2020 at 12:03 am

    @Origuy:

    Yeah, I thoroughly enjoy watching people who do stuff good do their good stuff.

     

    @CarolPW:

    An Opera in one unnatural act! Had me on the floor all over again.

  87. 87.

    Nelle

    March 23, 2020 at 12:04 am

    I’m breathing easier for listening to this.  You sent me on a long trail of listening to everything of his I could find.  His Deep River is a soul soother, for sure.  Thank you.

  88. 88.

    columbusqueen

    March 23, 2020 at 1:23 am

    @hells littlest angel: His big sister Istata released an album of Clara Schumann’s piano music last fall

  89. 89.

    J R in WVdonate

    March 23, 2020 at 5:57 am

    Wife and I loved the fiddling, i got a little teary,  then I ordered his CDs.

    A real mood lifter before bed. What a gifted guy!

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