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Sad classical songs
Explore melancholy, emotional and bittersweet songs in classical for heartbreak, breakups, rainy late nights, missing someone or spending time alone. This selection follows the sound of each track and updates whenever we find new songs that match. Listen, choose your favourites and build a Spotify playlist.
3,005 sad classical songs
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- 3The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)Camille Saint-Saëns, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn StottListen ↗
- 4Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor", Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenutoLudwig van Beethoven, Paul LewisListen ↗
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- 8Handel / Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. SarabandeGeorge Frideric Handel, Alexander Briger, Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsListen ↗
- 9Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene. ModeratoPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony OrchestraListen ↗
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- 14Satie / Orch. Ducros: Gymnopédie No. 1Erik Satie, Gautier Capuçon, Jerome Ducros, Adrien Perruchon, Orchestre de chambre de ParisListen ↗
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- 19Carnival of the Animals: The SwanCamille Saint-Saëns, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Sheku Kanneh-MasonListen ↗
- 20Turandot: "Nessun dorma!"Giacomo Puccini, Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin MehtaListen ↗
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- 25Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The SwanCamille Saint-Saëns, Philippe Entremont, Gaby Casadesus, Yo-Yo MaListen ↗
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- 27Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valseAntonín Dvořák, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Petr SkvorListen ↗
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- 30Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): IV. SéguedilleGeorges Bizet, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Pablo GonzálezListen ↗
- 31Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 (Arranged by Sgambati): Melodie dell'OrfeoChristoph Willibald Gluck, Yuja WangListen ↗
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- 34Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio - LiveEdvard Grieg, Alice Sara Ott, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka SalonenListen ↗
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- 36Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenutoSergei Rachmaninoff, Valentina Lisitsa, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael FrancisListen ↗
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- 40Saint-Saëns / Transcr. Vidal: Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygneCamille Saint-Saëns, Gautier Capuçon, Douglas Boyd, Orchestre de chambre de ParisListen ↗
- 4112 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for Solo Piano)Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei BabayanListen ↗
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- 44Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 1 : I. LargoArcangelo Corelli, Ludovit Kanta, Quido Holbling, Anna Holbling, Daniela Ruso, Capella IstropolitanaListen ↗
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- 46La traviata / Act I: Libiamo ne'lieti caliciGiuseppe Verdi, Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos KleiberListen ↗
- 47Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: 13. Le CygneCamille Saint-Saëns, Christopher van Kampen, Pascal Rogé, Cristina Ortiz, London Sinfonietta, Charles DutoitListen ↗
- 48Danse Macabre, Op. 40, R.171Camille Saint-Saëns, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Andrew Wan, Kent NaganoListen ↗
- 49Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the KnightsSergei Prokofiev, André Previn, London Symphony OrchestraListen ↗
- 5012 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for Solo Piano)Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei BabayanListen ↗
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