Ghibli Best Stories Piano Book - Original Edition | Studio Ghibli Sheet Music Collection for Piano Solo | 13 Iconic Film Themes from Miyazaki Movies | Anime Songbook

Beautiful music, made very well for the late intermediate ,early advance. Book it self is clear notation, really good quality and if love the anime of this book you'll really like what's insade

Mesmerizing and challenging- arranged well for overall best sound

I love Joe Hisaishi's music, and these are great arrangements for solo piano. I did find one spot with some notes where I was scratching my head wondering about the fingering that would make those notes possible, but other than that, I figured out my own fingerings just fine and I've really enjoyed learning these beautiful songs. I'd say these are for advanced pianists more than moderate-ability ones, but anyone who put in the effort to learn these will enjoy them.

Bought this for the composer's version of Merry Go Round of Life which sounds better for piano forte and has somewhat more manageable fingering on the last measures of the piece compared with the version in Piano Stories 4. This is an excellent selection of Ghibli compositions by the master himself. One must be proficient with typical intermediate piano skills requiring practice to perfect all the pieces. Familiarity with these common studio ghibli tunes is a plus. More proficient piano players can sight read this easily and perfect it with ease especially if one is familiar with the melody. Like in life, practice makes perfect.

His original one! Love it!!

I was surprised how quickly it arrives: jumped on the piano and sight-read a few pieces. I am an advanced level pianist and this is intermediate to advanced level. Nice arrangement with rich chords and key transitions. Great quality. I don't know all the songs but a few that I know and love played beautifully.

This book has some beautiful music in it, that is true to the composer. I would include multiple songs from this book for any intermediate (more than 1 year) piano student. Anyone who appreciates learning to play gifted film composers will love this book.

My son loves it his book and all the songs on it, he is really happy.

Meraviglioso libro di partiture dei celebri brani che accompagnano le opere dello studio Ghibli, scritte dell'immenso M° Joe Hisaishi. Il libro è indicato per pianisti con buona tecnica. Ottima la grafica delle partiture che sono scritte in modo ampio e di facile lettura.

Ich kannte viele der Anime gar nicht. Trotzdem beinhaltet das Buch eine sehr schöne Auswahl an toll klingenden Stücken. Die teilweise ungewöhnliche Harmonik (sicher inspiriert von japanischer Musik) macht das ganze noch interessanter. Leider sind nicht alle Titel übersetzt, so dass man nicht immer weiß, wie die Stücke heißen. Der Satz ist sehr gut und übersichtlich, die Stücke eigentlich sogar sehr gut spielbar. Trotzdem haben die Stücke Anspruch und sind nicht alle ohne Übung sofort spielbar. Für den berühmten Walzer (Merry go round of life) muss man schon ein bißchen üben, wegen der vielen Sprünge und Akkorde in der linken Hand. Fazit: Absolut empfehlenswert auch für Leute, die die Filme von Studio Ghibli nicht kennen.

Great collection, piano arrangements by the composer himself. Beautiful engraving as well. Not easy, but moderate level, I would say between grade 7-8 RCM. Nothing can replace the orchestral scores with piano, but this will be the closest thing.

Parfait pour les fans de Ghibli et de Joe Hisaishi. Le niveau est entre intermédiaire et avancé

Approved by Joe Hisaishi, official version of Joe's performance. Just 5 stars no matter what. ABRSM Grade 8 selection is also using this version. Relatively simple, basic arrangements, philosophically Joe Hisaishi's style, the sound that he wants to deliver. There're other great arrangements from Japan with more pieces collected, of richer sound and sophisticated articulations, in various skill levels, though they're a lot harder to obtain in Europe. Some good books I particularly targeted, took me more than 10 orders on eBay to finally secure 1 sent through from Japan. No matter you already have quite some collections or new to Joe Hisaishi/Studio Ghibli scores, this is definitely a must have in your collection, which is just here to order easily.