Classical songs at 148 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 1,245 classical songs with a verified tempo of 148 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.
148 BPM pushes into workout territory: uptempo rock, dance, and faster hip hop. 148 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 148 steps per minute, on the quicker side of an easy jog.
Popular 148 BPM classical songs

Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: II. Larghetto
Lang Lang (2008)
Die Lustige Witwe: Erster Aufzug. 6. "Hilfe kommt zur rechten Zeit!"
Berliner Philharmoniker (2008)

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Prélude
Yo-Yo Ma

Sonata for 2 Cellos: Allegro Prestissimo
Yo‐Yo Ma (1991)

Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto
London Symphony Orchestra (2005)

You Say
The Piano Guys
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
Wiener Philharmoniker (1980)

My Heart Will Go On
André Rieu (2007)

Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1993)

Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1
Arthur Rubinstein (1984)

Six Little Piano Pieces, op. 19: Etwas rasch
Daniel Barenboim (1995)
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2013)

Glagolitic Mass: I. Úvod
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1976)

24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 18 in C Major. Corrente – Allegro
Itzhak Perlman (1972)

Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
Glenn Gould (1965)

Tzigane
Joshua Bell (1991)

Daphnis et Chloé: Scene III. Sunrise. Daphnis Prostrate at the Grotto of the Nymphs
Boston Symphony Orchestra (1993)

Isolation Variation
Hilary Hahn
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50: I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai - Allegro giusto - In tempo molto sostenuto - Adagio con duolo e ben sostenuto - Moderato assai - Allegro giusto
Martha Argerich (1999)

The Legend of Ashitaka
Joe Hisaishi

2 Danses, op. 73: 1. Guirlandes
Vladimir Ashkenazy (2013)

English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavotte II
Murray Perahia (1989)

Piano Sonata, op. 26: IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito
Vladimir Horowitz (1990)

M31 TOKYO MELODY
Ryuichi Sakamoto (2015)
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