Classical songs at 87 BPM
TempoTunes has 1,165 classical songs with a verified tempo of 87 BPM: orchestral and chamber works. Here are some of the best known.
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Popular 87 BPM classical songs
La nascita delle cose segrete
Ludovico Einaudi (2003)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 11 a 2 Clav.
Lang Lang (2020)
Yuzin
Yann Tiersen (2016)
Blues
Chet Baker (1977)
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: Sarabande
Yo-Yo Ma (1997)
Concerto for Viola d´amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540: II. Largo
Yo‐Yo Ma (2004)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, 1st Movement
London Symphony Orchestra (2008)
As It Was
The Piano Guys
The Hanging Tree
James Newton Howard
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante
André Rieu (2009)
Pavane, op. 50
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1991)
2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor
Arthur Rubinstein (1993)
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