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10 songs that feel like Allegro from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Matched to Allegro from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 by Yo-Yo Ma on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Same complex texture.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 95% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Allegro from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 61/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 52/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 62/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 39/100.
Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 71/100, versus the original's 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Allegro from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85” by Yo-Yo Ma?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 'Heroic'” by Frédéric Chopin, “Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31” by Frédéric Chopin, “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565” by Johann Sebastian Bach — the top match scores 96% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.
What songs are like “Allegro from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85” but calmer?
“Sun Goddess” by Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, “Do the Astral Plane” by Flying Lotus, “Dreams of a Samurai” by Red Hot Chili Peppers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Allegro from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85”?
It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 BPM.
How do you decide which songs are similar?
Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.
By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1985 in context
The 186 songs we’ve measured from 1985 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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