4.29.2012

Artist Spotlight: The Piano Guys

Another YouTube discovery: The Piano Guys, a music duo consisting of Pianist Jon Schmidt and Cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, began by posting video renditions/mashes of popular music. They released their first album, 'Hits, Vol. 1' in December 2011.

It was extremely hard to narrow down the videos featured here.  Check out the YouTube site for much more!

"Michael Meets Mozart" - 1 Piano, 2 Guys, 100 Cello Tracks:


"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Simple Gifts":


"Nearer My God to Thee (for 9 cellos)":


"Rolling in the Deep" (Adele):


"Cello Wars (Star Wars Parody) Lightsaber Duel":


"Me and My Cello - Happy Together" (Turtles):


"Without You" (David Guetta/Ft. Usher):

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