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10 songs that feel like Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio

Matched to Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio 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.

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio
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Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio
Yo-Yo Ma
moderate 34/100 intensity 75 BPM
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Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth. — Frédéric Chopin moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Cinema Paradiso — Ennio Morricone safe 60 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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Clair de Lune — Claude Debussy safe 66 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Tenderly — Oscar Peterson safe 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

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Etude Op 10 No 3 Tristesse — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

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Jill's America — Ennio Morricone safe 60 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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My Funny Valentine — Jim Hall safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Agar Tum Saath Ho — A.R. Rahman moderate 70 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same smooth texture.

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Je Te Veux — Erik Satie safe 60 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and sits a little calmer at 25/100.

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Hasta la Raíz — Natalia Lafourcade moderate 85 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio is more than you want right now.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Video Games by Lana Del Rey
Video Games — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 14/100, versus the original's 34.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

First Love by Utada Hikaru
First Love — Utada Hikaru safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 17/100.

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor
Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'Connor safe 67 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio” by Yo-Yo Ma?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth.” by Frédéric Chopin, “Cinema Paradiso” by Ennio Morricone, “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy — the top match scores 99% 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 “Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio” but calmer?

“Someone Like You” by Adele, “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran, “Liability” by Lorde keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 75 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild 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 slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity34
Dynamics67
Tempo19
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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