Michala Petri, the recorder soloist, was a child prodigy who debuted at Tivoli Concert Hall in 1969 and has since become a leading exponent of the recorder.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Palle Mikkelborg views his musical career as a 'symphony in many movements,' capturing impressions from meetings with musicians across diverse cultures.
Composer Biography
Palle Mikkelborg, the composer and trumpet player on this album, has collaborated with jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Gil Evans, and Jan Garbarek.
Performer Biography
Helen Davies, the harpist, combines an orchestral career with scholarly research in 18th and 19th-century harp music, and contemporary improvised music.
Instruments
The recording features a Salvi Minerva harp from around 1960, Moeck, Ehlert, and Mollenhauer recorders, a Martin trumpet, and a Couesnon flugelhorn.
Composition History
The inspiration for the album's title, 'Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart,' came to composer Palle Mikkelborg from a book by Mark Epstein he saw in a bookshop window.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the DXD audio format (Digital eXtreme Definition) at 352.8 kHz/32bit, using high-quality microphones and converters.
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