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Have You Seen This? The Piano Guys take on Adele
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The Piano Guys have become a household name these days and their latest video featuring an Adele song is only going to make them more popular. - photo by John Clyde
John Clyde
KSL.com
Published: Feb 6, 2016, 5:09 AM


THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE The Piano Guys are not just local celebrities anymore. The talented musicians are now national darlings with over 4.5 million YouTube subscribers. As if they weren't popular enough they decided to do a cello cover of Adele's "Hello," and I'm willing to bet that subscriber list continues to grow.

It's no surprise that Steve Sharp Nelson is phenomenal on his cello, but it's even more impressive when he plays all the parts to this mash-up of Adele and Mozart. That's right, this song is a collaboration of "Hello" and "Lacrimosa" from Mozart's Requiem.

The song is haunting and beautiful, and Nelson's precision artistry adds to the mystery of the tune.

In just a few days this video has already amassed more than 3 million page views, so odds are you already have seen this. But this post is more along the lines of, "Don't you want to see this again?" as opposed to "Have you seen this?"

And we all know the answer to that first question is yes.
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Have You Seen This? Street musician slays with clarinet
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Better than almost every face-melting guitar or drum solo. - photo by Facebook video screenshot
Martha Ostergar
KSL.com
Updated: Dec 30, 2018, 5:00 PM
Published: Dec 29, 2018, 1:57 PM

THE BIG EASY — Yeah, yeah, we all know that New Orleans is stuffed to the gills will incredible musicians.

But knowing that fact and then hearing that fact are two different things. You can step into any number of jazz clubs on any given night on Bourbon Street, and you’ll probably be impressed with virtually every act. Or you can sit at home on your comfy couch and watch this featured video.

In the video, you’ll see a woman who is in the groove. She is swinging hard, and wailing on her clarinet with a practiced expertise that makes it sounds so easy.

From note one you’ll be drawn in; your appreciation will grow with every second, and then your face will melt off when you realize how incredible she really is.

If you’ve never played a woodwind or a brass, you may not know everything that comes with a performance like this. Lung capacity and breath control are huge factors in keeping your notes clear and loud, and hitting those high notes is especially difficult.

So when this woman hits that high note and holds it for several seconds, you know you’re dealing with an exceptional musician. It means she has worked hard for years to develop skill on top of her natural talent, and we get to benefit.

It kinda makes you wonder how we let people get away with mumble rap and autotune when talent like this exists in the world.

I wish this video were longer, and I wish I had more information about this woman, but as it is, we’ll just have to appreciate the little flavor of New Orleans jazz posted by the Facebook group Clarinet Life.

Martha Ostergar is a writer who delights in the ridiculous that internet serves up, which means she's more than grateful that she gets to cruise the web for amazing videos to highlight for your viewing pleasure.
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