''The Piano Guys'' is the second

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, and first on a major

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

, by American musical group

The Piano Guys The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube, where in ...

. It was released on October 2, 2012 through

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. The album is composed primarily of covers and mashups of classical and popular music.

Track listing

;Notes

Personnel

''Per liner notes'' ;The Piano Guys * Steven Sharp Nelson - producer,

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, acoustic and steel

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

s, piano and cello percussion, light saber on "Cello Wars", additional percussion, piano and vocals * Jon Schmidt -

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

, piano and

vocal percussion Vocal percussion is the art of creating sounds with one's mouth that approximate, imitate, or otherwise serve the same purpose as a percussion instrument, whether in a group of singers, an instrumental ensemble, or solo. In Western music Recent ...

, additional vocals and production *Al van der Bee

- producer, Percussion instrument, percussion, additional piano, piano percussion and vocals *Tel Stewart -

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*Paul Anderson - videography,

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;Additional musicians *

Alex Boyé Alex Boyé (born 16 August 1970) is a British-American singer, dancer, and actor. He was named the "2017 Rising Artist of the Year" in a contest sponsored by Pepsi and Hard Rock Cafe. Early life, family and education Boyé was born in London, ...

- 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 Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary d ...

on "Beethoven's 5 Secrets"

Commercial performance

As of June 2013, the album had sold more than 135,000 copies in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piano Guys 2012 classical albums Sony Music albums The Piano Guys albums