<P> Australian physicist and composer Joe Wolfe composed a set of variations on "Stairway to Heaven". This work, The Stairway Suite, is composed for orchestra, big band, chorus, and four part choir . Each variation is in the style of a famous composer: Franz Schubert, Gustav Holst, Glenn Miller, Gustav Mahler, Georges Bizet, and Ludwig van Beethoven . For example, the Schubert inspired variation is based on the Unfinished Symphony, and the Beethoven inspired variation includes vocal soloists and chorus and resembles Beethoven's Ninth Symphony . Wolfe posted the full score of this piece on the Internet . </P> <P> A performance of the song is featured in the Total Balalaika Show, a two - disc album recorded live in Helsinki on 12 June 1993 by the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble . It was not included in the 1994 Aki Kaurismäki documentary film of the same name and concert . Less official concert footage that includes this song can easily be found . </P> <P> Heart performed a cover of the song at least once in 1976; the 2004 reissue of the band's album Little Queen includes a recording as a bonus track . In 2012, Heart performed the song in tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors, during which Plant was visibly moved to tears . This performance was so well - received and popular that a limited edition single was released on the iTunes Music Store . </P> <P> In 2010, Mary J. Blige released a version on her album Stronger with Each Tear featuring Travis Barker on drums, Steve Vai and Orianthi on guitar, Randy Jackson on bass and Geffen Records chair Ron Fair on piano . Blige performed the song on American Idol with Barker, Vai, Orianthi, and Jackson; the recording was released via download for charity . </P>

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