Classical songs at 125 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 1,642 classical songs with a verified tempo of 125 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.
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Popular 125 BPM classical songs

Al di là del vetro
Ludovico Einaudi (2003)

Iberia, Book I: III. Fête-dieu à Seville
Lang Lang (2010)
Carmen: Prélude
Berliner Philharmoniker (2008)

Salvador
Yo-Yo Ma (2003)

Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi
Yo‐Yo Ma (1985)
Le Sacre du printemps
London Symphony Orchestra (1985)

A Sky Full of Stars
The Piano Guys
Messe Nr. 6 Es-Dur, D 950: IV. Sanctus. "Osanna in excelsis" Allegro, ma non troppo
Wiener Philharmoniker (1988)

Wolgalied
André Rieu (2009)

The Girl from Ipanema
Plácido Domingo (2012)

Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: Allegro giocoso
London Philharmonic Orchestra (2014)

Waltz no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 18 "Grande Valse Brillante"
Arthur Rubinstein (1985)

Sonata for Piano and Horn in F major, Op. 17: I. Allegro moderato
Daniel Barenboim (1997)

The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14: No. 14c. Pas de deux. Var. 2
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1986)

Human Nature
2CELLOS (2011)

Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26
Itzhak Perlman (1991)

Erla's Waltz
Ólafur Arnalds

Overture in the French Style, BWV 831: IX. Bourée II
Glenn Gould (1973)

Leichte Kavallerie: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra (2008)

Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
Martha Argerich (1999)

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": 3. Adagio sostenuto
Vladimir Ashkenazy (1989)

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Alexandre Tharaud (2024)

French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VII. Bourrée
Murray Perahia (2016)

Variations sérieuses, op. 54: Variation XIII
Vladimir Horowitz (2009)
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