What Makes It Great archive
Listen Verdi's Brilliantly Inauthentic 'Ave Maria'
December 4, 2008 – Hear how Verdi's remarkably beautiful "Ave Maria" transforms his opera Otello.
Listen A Depression-Era Anthem For Our Times
November 15, 2008 – "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" rings true in a modern climate of financial uncertainty.
Listen The Power Behind 'America The Beautiful'
November 4, 2008 – Election Day is a fine time to explore this anthem's timeless pull on America's heartstrings.
Listen A Languid Look Back To Gershwin's 'Summertime'
October 23, 2008 – Revisit the summer of 2008 by reveling in George Gershwin's languid, gently rocking "Summertime."
Listen 'Over The Rainbow,' From Kansas To Oz
October 15, 2008 – Rob Kapilow reveals the emotional narrative in Harold Arlen's song, based on two simple notes.
Read From The Heartland: Dvorak's 'American' Quartet
July 5, 2004 – Commentator Rob Kapilow offers a guide through the "American" Quartet by Antonin Dvorak.
