Today we remember the acclaimed and much loved actor Claude Rains, who died on May 30th, 1967, with excerpts drawn from his fascinating and historic collaboration with legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, is they teamed to perform the rarely heard setting for speaker and piano by Richard Strauss of the poem Enoch Arden, by Alfred Tennyson. The album, originally printed in a run only 1,500 copies was long a sought-after collector's item, and we will enjoy a portion of it this afternoon—and much more—on Blue Lake Public Radio.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 5 on blue Lake Public Radio.