Born August 13, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock would become an icon of cinema, whose remarkable career would span six decades and include over 50 feature films, which include some of the classics of cinema. On this afternoon's Classical Music with Foley Schuler, we'll celebrate the birthday of the great director with musical selections from Hitchcock masterpieces North by Northwest, Vertigo and Psycho (all conducted by the composer who scored those films to such unforgettable effect, Bernard Herrmann) as well as Arthur Benjamin's "Storm Clouds Cantata," which appears—and plays a pivotal role—in The Man Who Knew Too Much (both the 1934 original and the 1956 remake).
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon on blue Lake Public Radio.
