First Impressions are everything

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Classical music has had its own history of rivalries - Mozart vs. Salieri being the most famous. Today, Rob Kapilow, conductor, composer, and author of the new book, "All You Have to Do is Listen: Music from the Inside Out," talks about these, and also about what makes for a good opening idea in music.

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