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10 songs that feel like Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato

Matched to Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato by Sergei Rachmaninoff on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
Sergei Rachmaninoff
intense 83/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Let It Happen — Tame Impala intense 115 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100).

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Feeling This — Blink-182 intense 95 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Mona Lisa — Lil Wayne intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish intense 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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It's All Coming Back to Me Now — Celine Dion intense 82 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen intense 72 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

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All Too Well (10 Minute Version) — Taylor Swift intense 77 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (77 BPM).

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Blackwater Park — Opeth intense 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Jeremy — Pearl Jam intense 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Tú No Metes Cabra — Bad Bunny intense 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato is more than you want right now.

White Room by Cream
White Room — Cream moderate 89 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 67/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Believe by Mahalia Jackson
I Believe — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sun Goddess — Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 61/100.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 61/100, down from 83.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

Polynomial-C by Aphex Twin
Polynomial-C — Aphex Twin moderate 152 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 56/100.

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Death Rays — Mogwai moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 83.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato” by Sergei Rachmaninoff?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Let It Happen” by Tame Impala, “Feeling This” by Blink-182, “Mona Lisa” by Lil Wayne — the top match scores 93% 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 “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato” but calmer?

“White Room” by Cream, “I Believe” by Mahalia Jackson, “Sun Goddess” by Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1901 in context

The 6 songs we’ve measured from 1901 average a dynamic range of 7.2/10. 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

Intensity83
Dynamics89
Tempo22
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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