Credits:

Chitose Okashiro

Description:

Chitose Okajs Long-Running Bestseller!A collection of classical piano transcriptions of The Beatles songs!Chitose Okajos Beatles album *Leaf* carries on the spirit of Hyper Beatles, the groundbreaking project conceived by Aki Takahashi in the late 1980s that fused the Beatles with the classical genre. Opening with Paul McCartneys original classical work Leaf, the album features arrangements of The Beatles songs by Jeffski, Toru Takemitsu, Ryichi Sakamoto, and Barbara Monk-Feldman; as well as Hey Jude and Yesterday (both world premiere recordings), arranged by Chitose Okajos older brother, Kazumi Okajo. The final track is a piece by the late Michel Block (who passed away in March 2003), a pianist whom Okagi deeply respected. Composed for Okagis birthday, the piece serves as a tribute to him.*The Japanese domestic edition (PC10002) is a reissue with new packaging, transitioning from the MC100