{"product_id":"billy-joel-vol-2-vienna","title":"Billy Joel, Vol. 2: Vienna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/OP2125-sample.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are artists whose songs translate naturally to solo piano, and then there is Billy Joel — whose songs were written on the piano, arranged around the piano, and in most cases recorded with the piano as the primary instrument from the start. This ten-track collection covers a solid stretch of his catalog, drawing from across several decades of his output and landing on some of his most well-known titles alongside a few less obvious choices like \u003cstrong\u003eLeningrad\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDon't Ask Me Why\u003c\/strong\u003e. The playing brings a jazz sensibility to the material that suits it well — the chord voicings have enough flexibility to keep the arrangements from feeling like straight transcriptions, while still staying close enough to the originals that each song is recognizable within the first few bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScenes from an Italian Restaurant\u003c\/strong\u003e is the natural centerpiece of the album, its three distinct sections and shifting tempos giving it more ground to cover than anything else in the track list. \u003cstrong\u003ePiano Man\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNew York State of Mind\u003c\/strong\u003e need little introduction in any context, and both are handled here with enough room to breathe that the familiar melodies land without feeling rushed. \u003cstrong\u003eVienna\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHonesty\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eShe's Got a Way\u003c\/strong\u003e anchor the quieter half of the album, while \u003cstrong\u003eMy Life\u003c\/strong\u003e provides one of the few moments where the tempo picks up noticeably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt ten tracks, the collection stops well before it runs out of strong material to draw from — which, given the depth of the catalog, is saying something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Man - 5:52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/01%20Piano%20Man%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Life - 3:39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/02%20My%20Life%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York State of Mind - 6:33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/03%20New%20York%20State%20of%20Mind%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes from an Italian Restaurant - 7:41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/04%20Scenes%20from%20an%20Italian%20Restaurant%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe's Always a Woman - 2:31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/05%20She's%20Always%20a%20Woman%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVienna - 3:27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/06%20Vienna%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonesty - 3:48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/07%20Honestly%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Ask Me Why - 3:19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/08%20Don't%20Ask%20Me%20Why%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe's Got a Way - 3:16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/09%20She's%20Got%20a%20Way%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeningrad - 4:12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP2125\/10%20Leningrad%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none;\"\u003eTotal Runtime - 44:18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n","brand":"PianoDisc Music Store","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":52592359211289,"sku":"OP2125","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/7808\/1110\/files\/BillyJoel_Vol.2_Vienna.jpg?v=1781894075","url":"https:\/\/store.pianodisc.com\/products\/billy-joel-vol-2-vienna","provider":"PianoDisc Music Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}