The Piano Guys 2

by The Piano Guys

Overview

The second studio outing from YouTube celebrities the Piano Guys (pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, and multimedia specialists Al Van Der Beek and Tel Stewart), the appropriately titled Piano Guys 2, offers up another highly imaginative, shape-shifting set of offbeat mash-ups (Taylor Swift and Bach) and quirky renditions of pop culture staples (the Mission Impossible theme with fellow YouTube giant Lindsey Stirling, The Lord of the Rings Theme, etc. ).

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/2013
Label:	Masterworks
UPC:	0888837109420
catalogNumber:	371094
Rank:	24627

Tracks

1. Begin Again
2. Rockelbel's Canon (Pachelbel Canon in D)
3. Mission Impossible
4. Theme
5. Berlin
6. All of Me
7. Just the Way You Are
8. Nearer My God to Thee
9. Waterfall
10. Charlie Brown Medley
11. Me and My Cello (Happy Together)
12. Twinkle Lullaby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Piano Guys   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Jon Schmidt   Piano
Steven Sharp Nelson   Percussion,Cello,Vocals,Electric Cello,Steel Cello
van der Beek   Percussion,Vocals
Lindsey Stirling   Violin,Electric Violin

Technical Credits

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Original Material
Johann Pachelbel   Original Material
Lalo Schifrin   Original Material
Vince Guaraldi   Original Material
Jon Schmidt   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Original Material
Garry Bonner   Original Material
Howard Shore   Composer
Lowell Mason   Composer
Chuck Myers   Engineering
James Stevens   Arranger
Jennifer Liebeskind   Product Development
Steven Sharp Nelson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Philippa Boyens   Songwriter
Taylor Swift   Original Material
Mark Cavell   Project Executive
Ari Levine   Original Material
Bruno Mars   Original Material
Scott Farthing   Marketing,Media Consultant
Leslie Collman-Smith   Marketing,Media Consultant
Khari Cain   Original Material
Philip Lawrence   Original Material
Beth Miller   Music Business Affairs
van der Beek   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Engineering
Angela Barkan   Marketing,Media Consultant
Khalil Walton   Original Material
Larissa Slezak   Marketing,Media Consultant
Lindsey Stirling   Composer
Alan Lee Gordon   Original Material

Editorial Reviews

The Piano Guys are back with their new album, The Piano Guys 2 , with their unique take on music from Pachelbel to The Turtles to Bruno Mars, featuring songs never before available on CD. The Piano Guys 2 features more of the imaginative mash-ups and arrangements that made their last album so successful, creating an incomparable style that appeals to audiences from all walks of life and across generations. For the song “Begin Again,” pianist Jon Schmidt says “We found inspiration from a classical piece, J.S. Bach’s ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’ (Cantata No. 208) and we combined it with Taylor Swift’s ‘Begin Again.’ There were moments when the two seemed to play off and echo each other naturally.” On “Mission Impossible” The Piano Guys are joined by fellow YouTube sensation, violinist Lindsey Stirling, for their own version of this famous musical theme.The album also includes TPG’s interpretations of The Lord of the Rings movie theme, “Without You” by David Guetta and more. The Piano Guys will be touring nationally throughout 2013

From the Producers