In the early hours of April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic—a British ocean liner and the larger ship afloat at the time—sank as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the 2,208 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died, making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. The tragic event and its legacy continues to haunt and to stir the imagination. On this afternoon's Classical Music With Foley Schuler we'll hear, in honor of its 114th anniversary—several works related in some way to the disaster, including music by Carl Nielsen and Gavin Bryars as well as some of William Allwyn's music for the 1958 film A Night to Remember, and Jame's Horner's music to the 1997 film, The Titanic.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon on Blue Lake Public Radio.
