What if 60 composers from 18 countries wrote 60 pieces under 1 minute each for solo piano? " Listeners of this new WERGO CD will easily follow the enthusiastic opinion of the press: 'Daring to Be New ... Ensembles that play only new music are plentiful these days, but soloists who play recitals devoted entirely to newly commissioned works are scarce enough to seem heroic or eccentric, or perhaps a bit of both. Guy Livingston, an American pianist who lives in Paris, has assembled a program of recent works that may be quirky enough to appeal to listeners who have doubts about modern musical language ...' (The New York Times, January 21st, 2000) " "A microcosm of the very newest music ... Modern music is rarely so multi-dimensional, rich in changes and exciting ..." (Munchner Merkur, June 10th, 1999)
