Classical songs at 152 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 1,256 classical songs with a verified tempo of 152 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.

152 BPM pushes into workout territory: uptempo rock, dance, and faster hip hop. 152 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 152 steps per minute, on the quicker side of an easy jog.

Popular 152 BPM classical songs

  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XIV. L'istesso tempo

    Lang Lang (2005)

  • Nutcracker: Act II, No. 12. Divertissement: Mother Gigogne

    Berliner Philharmoniker (2010)

  • Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: Gigue by Yo-Yo Ma cover art

    Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: Gigue

    Yo-Yo Ma (1997)

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

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

    Yo‐Yo Ma (1999)

  • Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: V. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend by London Symphony Orchestra cover art

    Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: V. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend

    London Symphony Orchestra (2004)

  • Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Ouvertüre

    Wiener Philharmoniker (1992)

  • Because by Plácido Domingo cover art

    Because

    Plácido Domingo (1993)

  • Rondo No. 1 in D Major, K. 485 by Daniel Barenboim cover art

    Rondo No. 1 in D Major, K. 485

    Daniel Barenboim (2008)

  • Catfish Row by Chicago Symphony Orchestra cover art

    Catfish Row

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1994)

  • One Day in Your Life by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cover art

    One Day in Your Life

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1990)

  • 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 3 in E Minor. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto by Itzhak Perlman cover art

    24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 3 in E Minor. Sostenuto – Presto – Sostenuto

    Itzhak Perlman (1972)

  • Sonata for Piano No. 15 in F major, K. 494/533: II. Andante by Glenn Gould cover art

    Sonata for Piano No. 15 in F major, K. 494/533: II. Andante

    Glenn Gould (1973)

  • Don Juan, Op. 20 by Philharmonia Orchestra cover art

    Don Juan, Op. 20

    Philharmonia Orchestra (1998)

  • Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione by Hélène Grimaud cover art

    Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione

    Hélène Grimaud (2010)

  • Carmina Burana: In trutina by Joshua Bell cover art

    Carmina Burana: In trutina

    Joshua Bell (2006)

  • Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: I. Adagio by Boston Symphony Orchestra cover art

    Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: I. Adagio

    Boston Symphony Orchestra (1986)

  • Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. “Principessa divina!” … “Tanto amore segreto” by Montserrat Caballé cover art

    Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. “Principessa divina!” … “Tanto amore segreto”

    Montserrat Caballé (1985)

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

    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio

    Martha Argerich (1986)

  • Piano Sonata no. 2 in G minor, op. 22: 1. So rasch wie möglich - Schneller - Noch schneller by Vladimir Ashkenazy cover art

    Piano Sonata no. 2 in G minor, op. 22: 1. So rasch wie möglich - Schneller - Noch schneller

    Vladimir Ashkenazy (2002)

  • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XX. Variatio 19 a 1 clav. by Alexandre Tharaud cover art

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XX. Variatio 19 a 1 clav.

    Alexandre Tharaud (2015)

  • Matthäus Passion: Recitative: Und von der sechsten Stunde an

    English Chamber Orchestra (1992)

  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 450: III. Allegro by Murray Perahia cover art

    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 450: III. Allegro

    Murray Perahia (1983)

  • Humoreske in B-flat, op. 20: Sehr lebhaft

    Vladimir Horowitz (1989)

  • Ode by Nils Frahm cover art

    Ode

    Nils Frahm (2015)

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