Formats and Editions
1. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): I. The Dawn Chorus
2. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): II. Morning Raga
3. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): III. Sunrise
4. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): IV. The African Girl
5. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): V. Nightfall - A Summer Night
6. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): VI. Chanting Monks
7. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): VII. Gentle Summer Rain
8. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): VIII. Spiritual Carousel
9. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): IX. A Golden Mystery
10. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): X. The Chinese Girl
11. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): XI. Lullabies - While The Grown-Ups - T
12. Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart (Version For Recorder, Harp And String Orchestra): XII. Shadow Waltz
13. Afterthoughts
More Info:
After a long absence, jazz patriarch Palle Mikkelborg, one of the undisputed founders of the Nordic Sound, returns with a full-length composition featuring the artistry of Helen Davies, Michala Petri and the strings of the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrik Vagn Christensen. Going to Pieces reflects his life-long journey, through the sonic realms of progressive jazz, contemporary classical and world music idioms. The recording concludes with a special Bonus Track; 'Afterthoughts' - a live improvisation on themes from Going to Pieces featuring Mikkelborg's trumpet and live electronics by master producer Thomas LI.