The Piano Guys are an American musical group consisting of Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson, Paul Anderson, and Al van der Beek. They gained popularity through YouTube, where they posted piano and cello renditions of popular songs and classical music.
Beethoven's 5 Secrets
In 2012 the American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic (Youth Orchestra), and its director, Kayson Brown, approached with the idea of a piece based on Beethoven's 5th symphony. The orchestra performed "Beethoven's Secrets" with The Piano Guys on YouTube which had received 2 million hits within 2 months of its release. It was OneRepublic's Secrets with parts from Beethoven's 5th symphony, a cello and orchestral cover. The vocal version features YouTube star Tiffany Alvord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ_fkw5j-t0#t=21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotat...&v=CxRMFwPpkBE
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/secrets.html
Moonlight
This video shows Steven Sharp Nelson playing Moonlight, a piece he composed for electric cello inspired by Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and the melody from Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd movement. It was posted to YouTube on July 14, 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRVvFYppU0w
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piano_Guys#Moonlight
Does this give you hope Peter? Classical music is ALIVE- inspired by dear Ludwig....his music will always be....his music has also gone into space..one day another civilisation may too listen in wonder....this is a marvellous thought is it not?
I am so moved by all this.
Beethoven's 5 Secrets
In 2012 the American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic (Youth Orchestra), and its director, Kayson Brown, approached with the idea of a piece based on Beethoven's 5th symphony. The orchestra performed "Beethoven's Secrets" with The Piano Guys on YouTube which had received 2 million hits within 2 months of its release. It was OneRepublic's Secrets with parts from Beethoven's 5th symphony, a cello and orchestral cover. The vocal version features YouTube star Tiffany Alvord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ_fkw5j-t0#t=21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotat...&v=CxRMFwPpkBE
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/secrets.html
Moonlight
This video shows Steven Sharp Nelson playing Moonlight, a piece he composed for electric cello inspired by Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and the melody from Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd movement. It was posted to YouTube on July 14, 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRVvFYppU0w
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piano_Guys#Moonlight
Does this give you hope Peter? Classical music is ALIVE- inspired by dear Ludwig....his music will always be....his music has also gone into space..one day another civilisation may too listen in wonder....this is a marvellous thought is it not?
I am so moved by all this.
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