Classical songs at 145 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 827 classical songs with a verified tempo of 145 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.

145 BPM pushes into workout territory: uptempo rock, dance, and faster hip hop. 145 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 145 steps per minute, on the quicker side of an easy jog.

Popular 145 BPM classical songs

  • Oltremare by Ludovico Einaudi cover art

    Oltremare

    Ludovico Einaudi (2006)

  • Pioggia by Luciano Pavarotti cover art

    Pioggia

    Luciano Pavarotti (2001)

  • Matthäus Passion, BWV 244: Erster Teil. Nr. 2. Rezitativ "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte"

    Berliner Philharmoniker (1987)

  • Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace by Yo-Yo Ma cover art

    Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace

    Yo-Yo Ma (1999)

  • Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 5 no. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace by Yo‐Yo Ma cover art

    Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 5 no. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace

    Yo‐Yo Ma (1982)

  • Ballade by London Symphony Orchestra cover art

    Ballade

    London Symphony Orchestra (2009)

  • Prometheus by London Philharmonic Orchestra cover art

    Prometheus

    London Philharmonic Orchestra (1993)

  • Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2 by Arthur Rubinstein cover art

    Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2

    Arthur Rubinstein (1992)

  • 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con Variazioni by Itzhak Perlman cover art

    24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con Variazioni

    Itzhak Perlman (1972)

  • Brim by Ólafur Arnalds cover art

    Brim

    Ólafur Arnalds (2013)

  • French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue by Glenn Gould cover art

    French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue

    Glenn Gould (1973)

  • In Nomine No. 5 a 5 by Jordi Savall cover art

    In Nomine No. 5 a 5

    Jordi Savall (1998)

  • Gaîté Parisienne: Ouverture by Philharmonia Orchestra cover art

    Gaîté Parisienne: Ouverture

    Philharmonia Orchestra (2008)

  • Interview: Preparing these pieces for the recording by Hilary Hahn cover art

    Interview: Preparing these pieces for the recording

    Hilary Hahn (2006)

  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro by Martha Argerich cover art

    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro

    Martha Argerich (1986)

  • Etude V - Scherzando by Vladimir Ashkenazy cover art

    Etude V - Scherzando

    Vladimir Ashkenazy (2002)

  • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7 à 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga by Murray Perahia cover art

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7 à 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga

    Murray Perahia (1991)

  • Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso - Recita- tivo by Sviatoslav Richter cover art

    Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso - Recita- tivo

    Sviatoslav Richter (1991)

  • Variations on a Theme from "Carmen" by Vladimir Horowitz cover art

    Variations on a Theme from "Carmen"

    Vladimir Horowitz (1992)

  • Prelude by Ryuichi Sakamoto cover art

    Prelude

    Ryuichi Sakamoto (1998)

  • La Follia per violino solo: Var. II Allegro giocoso alla polacca by Anne-Sophie Mutter cover art

    La Follia per violino solo: Var. II Allegro giocoso alla polacca

    Anne-Sophie Mutter (2014)

  • Piano Sonata in A minor, D 537: II. Allegretto quasi andantino by Wilhelm Kempff cover art

    Piano Sonata in A minor, D 537: II. Allegretto quasi andantino

    Wilhelm Kempff (1988)

  • Liberi Fatali by Nobuo Uematsu cover art

    Liberi Fatali

    Nobuo Uematsu (2007)

  • Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: V. Menuet I-II by Claudio Arrau cover art

    Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: V. Menuet I-II

    Claudio Arrau (1993)

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