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 by Lang Lang cover art

    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 by Yo-Yo Ma cover art

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

    Yo-Yo Ma

  • Sonata for 2 Cellos: Allegro Prestissimo by Yo‐Yo Ma cover art

    Sonata for 2 Cellos: Allegro Prestissimo

    Yo‐Yo Ma (1991)

  • Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto by London Symphony Orchestra cover art

    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto

    London Symphony Orchestra (2005)

  • You Say by The Piano Guys cover art

    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 by André Rieu cover art

    My Heart Will Go On

    André Rieu (2007)

  • Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32 by London Philharmonic Orchestra cover art

    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 by Arthur Rubinstein cover art

    Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1

    Arthur Rubinstein (1984)

  • Six Little Piano Pieces, op. 19: Etwas rasch by Daniel Barenboim cover art

    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 by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cover art

    Glagolitic Mass: I. Úvod

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1976)

  • 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 18 in C Major. Corrente – Allegro by Itzhak Perlman cover art

    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 by Glenn Gould cover art

    Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto

    Glenn Gould (1965)

  • Tzigane by Joshua Bell cover art

    Tzigane

    Joshua Bell (1991)

  • Daphnis et Chloé: Scene III. Sunrise. Daphnis Prostrate at the Grotto of the Nymphs by Boston Symphony Orchestra cover art

    Daphnis et Chloé: Scene III. Sunrise. Daphnis Prostrate at the Grotto of the Nymphs

    Boston Symphony Orchestra (1993)

  • Isolation Variation by Hilary Hahn cover art

    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 by Joe Hisaishi cover art

    The Legend of Ashitaka

    Joe Hisaishi

  • 2 Danses, op. 73: 1. Guirlandes by Vladimir Ashkenazy cover art

    2 Danses, op. 73: 1. Guirlandes

    Vladimir Ashkenazy (2013)

  • English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavotte II by Murray Perahia cover art

    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavotte II

    Murray Perahia (1989)

  • Piano Sonata, op. 26: IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito by Vladimir Horowitz cover art

    Piano Sonata, op. 26: IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito

    Vladimir Horowitz (1990)

  • M31 TOKYO MELODY by Ryuichi Sakamoto cover art

    M31 TOKYO MELODY

    Ryuichi Sakamoto (2015)

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