Classical songs at 81 BPM
TempoTunes has 2,099 classical songs with a verified tempo of 81 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.
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Popular 81 BPM classical songs
Gotta Get Me Some of That
Hans Zimmer (1991)
Préludes
Ludovico Einaudi (2002)
Wild Swans Suite: II. Eliza Aria
Lang Lang (2019)
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. “So il tuo nome!”
Luciano Pavarotti (1985)
Deuxième symphonie
Ennio Morricone (2000)
Carmen: Troisuème acte, No. 24. Chœur: "A dos cuartos!"
Berliner Philharmoniker (2008)
The Heirs of the Dragon
Ramin Djawadi
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: Allemande
Yo-Yo Ma (1997)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio, ma non troppo
Yo‐Yo Ma (1986)
Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: IX. Nimrod
London Symphony Orchestra (1977)
Two Sides
Danny Elfman (2014)
A Close Friend
James Newton Howard
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