Tim Ashley
@timashash.bsky.social
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
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Tim Ashley
@timashash.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Still can't quite get over the thrill of finally seeing my Gramophone Collection piece on Debussy's Le martyre de Saint Sébastien in print.
Bon samedi, Frédéric! 😘😘
January 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Bon samedi, Frédéric! 😘😘
Bondredi, Frédéric 😘
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Bondredi, Frédéric 😘
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkCB...
Wolf: Lieder der Mignon: No. 9, Mignon "Kennst du das Land"
YouTube video by Evelyn Lear - Topic
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January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkCB...
Absolument, mon ami! 😘
January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Absolument, mon ami! 😘
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 .....
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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 .....
Moi aussi, mon cher! 😘
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Moi aussi, mon cher! 😘
Oh! Tres beau, Frédéric! 😘😘😘
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Oh! Tres beau, Frédéric! 😘😘😘
I wish I knew. Appalling. Just appalling .........
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I wish I knew. Appalling. Just appalling .........
Reposted by Tim Ashley
When did having different political views turn into utter contempt for the lives and feelings of others?
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
When 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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_M...
Debussy plays Debussy | Ariettes Oubliées, with Mary Garden (1904)
YouTube video by Adagietto
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January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_M...
A toi, aussi, Frédéric! 😘😘😘
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
A toi, aussi, Frédéric! 😘😘😘
It all looks really lovely. But stay warm, Dennis. Brutally cold (and very windy) here, too ........
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It all looks really lovely. But stay warm, Dennis. Brutally cold (and very windy) here, too ........
Joyeux Noel, Frédéric 😘😘😘🎄
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Joyeux Noel, Frédéric 😘😘😘🎄
Merry Christmas, Dennis!! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Merry Christmas, Dennis!! 🎄
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzx...
Ah! perfido (Konzertarie, Nr.65)
YouTube video by Frida Leider - Topic
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December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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...
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 .......
December 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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 .......
Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel (traditionally performed at Christmas)
Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve
Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki (The Slippers)
(The last two are both based on the novella Christmas Eve by Gogol)
Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve
Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki (The Slippers)
(The last two are both based on the novella Christmas Eve by Gogol)
December 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel (traditionally performed at Christmas)
Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve
Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki (The Slippers)
(The last two are both based on the novella Christmas Eve by Gogol)
Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve
Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki (The Slippers)
(The last two are both based on the novella Christmas Eve by Gogol)
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 .......
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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 Ashley
Brilliant 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...
RFK! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Brilliant 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...
Very handsome ........
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Very handsome ........
Très beau, comme toujours ..........
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Très beau, comme toujours ..........
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0M...
Teresa Stich-Randall unearthly beautiful Telemann aria
YouTube video by otterhouse
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November 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0M...