Classical songs at 85 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 2,585 classical songs with a verified tempo of 85 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.
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Popular 85 BPM classical songs
Chanson d'amour
Ludovico Einaudi (2003)
12 Variations in C Major on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265: Variation 3
Lang Lang (2019)
Nebbie
Luciano Pavarotti (2001)
Symphony no. 101 in D "The Clock": II. Andante
Berliner Philharmoniker (1989)
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Yo-Yo Ma (2018)
Concerto in D major for Cello and Orchestra, G.478: II. Larghetto
Yo‐Yo Ma (1999)
The Firebird: Tableau I, The Enchanted Garden of Kastchei
London Symphony Orchestra (1991)
The Cello Song
The Piano Guys (2011)
Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume
André Rieu (2009)
Ye people, rend your hearts - if with all your hearts
Plácido Domingo (2002)
Symphony no. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102: IV. Finale. Presto
London Philharmonic Orchestra (2015)
Mazurka No. 4 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 6 No. 4
Arthur Rubinstein (1993)
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Divertissement. Trépak
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1986)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
Itzhak Perlman (1988)
I vespri siciliani: Ouverture
Claudio Abbado (1979)
Doria
Ólafur Arnalds (2016)
Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro
Glenn Gould (1980)
Nativité de la Vierge, H. 309
Jordi Savall (1989)
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
Philharmonia Orchestra (1982)
Oblivion
Joshua Bell (2009)
The Planets, op. 32: 1. Mars, the Bringer of War
Boston Symphony Orchestra (1971)
6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27: Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Les furies
Hilary Hahn (2023)
Sonata for violin & piano no. 2 in D major, op. 94a: IV. Allegro con brio
Martha Argerich (1992)
Trois nouvelles etudes, op. posth.: no. 3 in D-flat
Vladimir Ashkenazy (1999)
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