That is to say, which pieces were selected depends heavily on who performed them and how. Because under differing interpretive performances, Chinese music can reveal totally different values, "in Chinese music, the performer is an important part of the equation," says Lin Ku-fang. For this reason, the choice of performers has been very troublesome for him.
由於中國的樂曲在不同演奏者詮釋之下，常有截然不同的風格出現，「在中國樂曲裡，談同質創作，演奏者是很重要的一環」，林谷芳說，因此演奏者的選定也讓他傷透腦筋。