Ligatura/ Various - LigaturaThere is no doubt about it: Gyrgy Kurtag is the greatest composer of our time. And this is not only thanks to his music, intensely sharp and exciting, written out of a pure and austere interior necessity. His figure as a man and artist, as well as musician, his ability to be constantly aloof from any fashions or cultural trends, his total lack of any wanting to be (because those who are don't need to want to be) endured in a simplicity equaled only by

Imagined and curated by Benjamin Gibbard (lead singer

It is easy to see why Chris Martin of Coldplay (who supported Embrace on tour in 2000) is such an admirer

DIRECTOR'S CUT is unlike any other movie you'll ever experience

Norwegian boy-soprano Aksel Rykvvin has quickly built a reputation as a rare talent

Gert Heidenreich

With the future now agreeably female

the overall groove might remain with you to the grave

In a four-part series that will appeal to history buffs and dedicated ramblers alike

and sampler

Sir Andrew Davis unravels the mystery of the famous musical puzzle contained in Elgar's work followed by a landmark performance of the complete score by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis given in the cathedral in Elgar's home town of Worcester

" It closes with a cover of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun

an old band alumnus of Pihl's from years ago