Though no actual birth record exists, April 23 is, based on baptismal records, generally accepted as the date of William Shakespeare's birth in 1565 (it also happens to be the date on which he died in 1616). On this afternoon's Classical Music with Foley Schuler, we'll celebrated The Bard's birthday with Shakespeare-inspired works by Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Finzi, Prokofiev, Walton and Takamitsu, among others, as well as several sections from an oratorio celebrating Shakespare's birth by the tragically short-lived composer, sometimes known as the "English Mozart," Thomas Linley, Jr.
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.
