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The Piano Guys (album)
2012 studio album by The Piano Guys From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Piano Guys is the second studio album, and first on a major record label, by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 2, 2012 through Sony Masterworks. The album is composed primarily of covers and mashups of classical and popular music.
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Track listing
- Notes[1]
- Swahili lyrics by Alex Boyé
- Inspired by Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
- Inspired by Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata and Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Second movement
- Inspired by Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude
- Contains elements of The Planets "Jupiter Theme" by Gustav Holst; Inspired by Holst: The Planets "Jupiter Theme"
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Personnel
Per liner notes[1]
- The Piano Guys
- Steven Sharp Nelson - producer, electric, acoustic and steel cellos, piano and cello percussion, light saber on "Cello Wars", additional percussion, piano and vocals
- Jon Schmidt - piano, piano and vocal percussion, additional vocals and production
- Al van der Beek - producer, percussion, additional piano, piano percussion and vocals
- Tel Stewart - videography
- Paul Anderson - videography, editing
- Additional musicians
- Alex Boyé - lead vocals on "Peponi (Paradise)"
- Julie Ann Nelson - additional vocals on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
- Matthew John Nelson - additional vocals on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
- Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestration on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
- Kayson Brown - conducting on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"
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Commercial performance
As of June 2013, the album had sold more than 135,000 copies in the United States.[2]
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Certifications and sales
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Release history
References
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