Piano Stories Best '88-'08 Paperback – June 12, 2008

Much like the Ghibli Best Stories book, the print quality and staff layout is really nice here. Lines are thick, sturdy, and legible, but avoid being too bold and present excess ink on the page.Arrangements are obviously very good. Wouldn't be the best book for a beginner but most of the songs aren't particularly challenging. A determined intermediate pianist would likely have a great time here.

One of the best composers of this age. I adore Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli. Most of the tunes within this book are from those animated movies, some I had never heard before. The pieces are beautiful and easy to play (if you're advanced). It took me about a month to work through the entire book. The first piece is especially beautiful (Wind of Life). The last piece is Merry-Go-Round of Life and is one of Hisaishi's most interesting pieces ever written. Fantasia is another hit. Lovely, lovely pieces.

The last song is written in Japanese and I went nuts trying to figure out what song it was :P. I later found out it was The Merry Go Round of Life song!!! I'm glad it was included and it seems to be the advanced version, I bought a Ghibli sheet music book that included a pretty easy and simple version of the song and was a little disappointed.It includes a lot more songs, they may be less popular but equally beautiful :D.I'm in love with Hisaishi's music and this book is like a dream come true to me :3

Hisaishi-san is one of my most favorite composers. This book is wonderful and each song is beautifully written. I picked this book specifically for the version of Merry Go Round of Life, but ended up discovering many other songs that I had never heard before but am now in love with :) I hope someday to buy many more of his books.

I purchased this for my son as a Christmas present. The music is beautiful. He loves it and I love listening to these beautiful songs.

This music is terrific and playable for intermediate level students. Even if you aren't familiar with the movies these songs come from they are lyrical and melodic.

I love this book! The pieces are advanced and beautiful. The book contains songs from Howl’s Moving Castle, Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and other Studio Ghibli movies.

This is a nice collection of piano music. It arrived quickly and is just as described. This sheet music is for more advanced piano players