The Piano Guys
Technically, the Piano Guys are the duo of pianist Jon Schmidt and cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, but they're also a 21st century multimedia collective that includes Paul Anderson and studio engineer and writer Al van der Beek. Together they produce musical and video gems that mash up classical themes with pop songs -- making the group's YouTube channel one of the most visited on the planet.
The Piano Guys began in St. George, Utah, where Anderson owned a piano shop. Schmidt walked in one day and asked if he could practice on one of the pianos for an upcoming concert. Soon Anderson and Schmidt were recording and making videos together, and with the addition of Nelson, posting them to YouTube. Things continued to grow and expand creatively with van der Beek aboard, and the collective's productions became joyous, thoughtful, and beautiful interactive musical videos that received millions of YouTube hits and brought the Piano Guys worldwide attention.
After a self-released debut in 2011 called Hits, Vol. 1, an eponymous album appeared in 2012 via Sony Masterworks. It was followed by Piano Guys 2 in 2013 and a holiday album, A Family Christmas, in 2014. Released that same year, Wonders proved to be the duo's highest-charting album to date, peaking at the number 12 spot on the Billboard 200. Two years later, the quartet returned with their sixth studio album, Uncharted. It reached number 15 and became their fifth straight classical number one and sixth new age number one. Coinciding with a sold-out show at London's Royal Albert Hall, the group issued their first best-of compilation, So Far So Good, in mid-2017. The album included a re-recording of the track "(It's Gonna Be) Okay," which featured guest vocals from Sir Cliff Richard. Their second seasonal album, Christmas Together, followed that October and returned them to the top of the classical and new age charts. The foursome returned the following year with Limitless. Once again they took on contemporary pop hits from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, and Korean pop sensations BTS and reworked them into their unique mix of classical and pop. In 2020, the group celebrated ten years in the music game with tenth studio album 10, compiling 15 remastered classics with a plethora of new material, celebrating the group's storied career thus far.
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A Million Dreams
Classical - Released by Masterworks on 16 Mar 2018
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Rock Meets Rachmaninoff (After S. Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3)
Pop - Released by Masterworks on 11 Sep 2012
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Unstoppable
Classical - Released by The Piano Guys on 4 Nov 2022
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When You're Gone
Classical - Released by The Piano Guys on 5 Aug 2022
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I Want You Back
Classical - Released by Portrait - Sony Masterworks on 23 Mar 2015
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Rewrite the Stars
Classical - Released by Masterworks on 12 Feb 2018
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Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland
Christmas Music - Released by Masterworks on 10 Dec 2019
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All I Want for Christmas is You
Christmas Music - Released by Masterworks on 22 Nov 2019
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The Cello Song (After J.S. Bach's Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007)
Classical - Released by Masterworks on 11 Sep 2012
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Peponi (Paradise) [Arr. for Voice, Cello & Orchestra]
Classical - Released by Masterworks on 11 Sep 2012
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Classical - Released by Masterworks on 22 May 2020
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What Was I Made For?
Classical - Released by The Piano Guys on 23 Feb 2024
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Eyes Closed
Classical - Released by The Piano Guys on 15 Sep 2023
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Rolling in the Deep
Pop - Released by Masterworks on 11 Sep 2012
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Before You Go
Classical - Released by Green Hill Productions on 30 Jun 2021
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(It's Gonna Be) Okay
Classical - Released by Portrait - Sony Masterworks on 28 Oct 2016
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Music Box Dancer
Christmas Music - Released by The Piano Guys on 2 Dec 2022
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Beethoven's 5 Secrets
Classical - Released by Masterworks on 20 Dec 2013
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Moonlight (Dubhouse Remix) [feat. Braxtek]
Dance - Released by The Piano Guys on 5 Mar 2012
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