Friday, June 13, 2014

Beethoven’s 5 Secrets, The Piano Guys

I already paid a little tribute to this great music band earlier but I so love their creative ‘quality’ work that I’d gladly talk more about their lovely music concept and the new music pieces that they bring in to our spoilt ear. ThePianoGuys, hi again.

This time my attention was driven by another crossover music work by this this band – “Beethoven’s 5 Secrets”. Like most ThePianoGuys’ pieces, this work combines elements of pop music – it’s a cover of OneRepublic’s “Secrets”, and classical music – it contains elements from all movements of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. All in all, 5 different melodies (and hence the title ‘5 secrets’) from the Fifth were used and the listener is left to discover where they are played.

But there is another explanation as to why ‘secrets’. Beethoven believed that art was a mysterious phenomenon and if you want to get closer to understanding it you should discover some of its little secrets. Apparently, the great composer himself, despite being deaf, was able to approach that great mystery more than anyone else did.

And of course, as always, the guys found a beautiful natural spot for filming their video: this time it’s St. George Mountains in Utah. Enjoy the view and the music:


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