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Regular Features
 
Live in Studio 4A
Our showcase for artists invited to perform on the program and talk about their music
The PT 50
Our list of 50 essential classical CDs
Piano Puzzlers
Bruce Adolphe's "name that composer" piano quiz
 
 
 


What Makes It So Great?
by Robert Kapilow

Robert Kapilow

With insight and enthusiasm, PT's regular commentator Robert Kapilow offers a unique regular feature called What Makes it So Great? Kapilow, a well-known conductor, looks into the methods with which classical composers create their desired effects and produce enduring masterpieces.

Kapilow speaks from the piano, playing as he explains musical techniques. The result is an lively music lesson for listeners at all levels of musical exposure. Listed below are Kapilow's most recent features: