Tim Ashley
Writer, critic, gay, likes decadent French, German and Italian literature, can sometimes be found slouching around in leather. I live in Sussex by the sea. #TeamRacine #TeamFlaubert #TeamFranzWerfel
- Mozart was born on this day in 1756. So here's Eleanor Steber as Donna Anna www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpZF...
- Reposted by Tim Ashley'Today we remember that freedom is not free'. Keep on celebrating the life of this quietly remarkable human.
- Sex, violence and the Trojan War. I have been spending time in the company of Hugo Wolf and Kleist for a Gramophone Magazine Explorations piece on Penthesiliea.
- Spending a morning with Wozzeck ........
- Samuel Barber's Vanessa was first performed in New York on this day in 1958, conducted by Dmitri Mitropoulos, with the great Eleanor Steber in the title role. This is the broadcast from a later performance in the opening run. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWmu...
- Really saddened and shocked to hear of Andrew Clements' death. A wonderful critic, matchless on 20 and 21st century music, and a great colleague and friend to whom I owe an immense debt of gratitude for his role in giving me my own break as a critic. It's a huge loss. And he will be greatly missed.
- The great American soprano Evelyn Lear was born 100 years ago today. Here she is singing Hugo Wolf's orchestral version of Kennst du das Land, with the Vienna Symphony and Otto Gerdes in 1968. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkCB...
- So Storm Goretti is now upon us! An unholy racket from outside and we're only under the yellow warning here. So stay safe and take good care, good people, and don't go out in it unless you absolutely have to .....
- Reposted by Tim AshleyWhen did having different political views turn into utter contempt for the lives and feelings of others?
- "Il pleure dans mon coeur comme il pleut sur la ville ....." Paul Verlaine died 130 years ago today. Here is Debussy in 1904 accompanying Mary Garden in three songs from his wonderful Verlaine cycle Ariettes oubliées www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_M...
- Beethoven was (probably) born on this day in 1770. So here's the great Frida Leider singing Ah! Perfido. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzx...
- The vagaries of delivery firms this Christmas. I get a message saying "We tried to deliver your parcel, but ......" Actually, no, you didn't. I was in. The doorbell and entry-phone both work. There's a concierge's desk in the block's lobby. It really isn't that hard to get right .......
- Wondering whether to change my name to Ebeneezer by deed poll. I've never felt less Christmassy than I do this year, so totally stressed by it all .......
- Reposted by Tim AshleyBrilliant adaptation of 'Cabaret' to 'RFK' shows Randy hasn't lost his touch. You have to wait a bit for the song, but it's worth it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDHp...
- Teresa Stich-Randall singing Jesu, komm in meine Seele from Machet die Tore weit, Telemann's cantata for the first Sunday in Advent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0M...
- Puccini died on this day in 1924. So here are Ewa Podles and Patricia Racette as the Zia Principessa and Angelica in the great confrontation scene from Suor Angelica, in San Francisco in 2009, conducted by Patrick Summers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF5b...
- Enjoy, Dennis!
- Franz Schubert died on this day in 1828. Elly Ameling sings Im Abendrot with Danton Baldwin at the piano. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhu...
