It would be an interesting exercise for interested members of this
liszt to put down their favorite classical music of the last twenty years.
I think that describing them as "masterpieces" is perhaps not needed at
this point. "Excellent" or "interesting" will do fine. Much as I love
comtemporary music I don't think that this is at all an easy bet, if for
no other reason than that we have some perspective about and familiarity
with the century old stuff.
A s for the second statement the authorities don't agree among themselves
- so we need to make up our own minds. The Mathew Barney exhibit at
the Guggenheim Museum was either rich wiith meaning- the work of a major
artist. or it was complete nonsense. You could find cognescenti to
argue on both sides- like expert witnesses at a trial.
Bernard Chasan