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Classical Music for Dummies

Have you ever heard a classical melody and wondered where it comes from or what story it hides? Classical Music for Dummies is a series created for you to discover, in a simple and entertaining way, the secrets behind the most celebrated works of classical music.

In each installment, the students of the Reina Sofía School of Music accompany you with brief explanations, clues, and curiosities that will help you enjoy and better understand those pieces that you think you know… or that you are about to discover!

Explore, learn, and let classical music surprise you.

Season 1: Mozart, Handel, Vivaldi, Bach..

Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Alla Hornpipe by Handel

Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach

Drinking Song from Verdi's 'La traviata'

Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Aria from Bach's Suite No. 3

Season 2: Beethoven, Chopin, Rossini, Morricone...

Beethoven's Septet

Intermezzo from 'La boda de Luis Alonso' by Giménez

Gabriel's Oboe from 'The Mission' by Morricone

Nocturne for Piano, Op. 9 No. 2 by Chopin

The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns

Overture from 'William Tell' by Rossini

This project is sponsored by Fundación Banco Santander and Santander Brasil.

This project is possible thanks to the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy through aid for the Comprehensive Plan to Promote the Social Economy for the generation of an economic, inclusive, and sustainable fabric, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.