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Konvergencie 2020 was different. At a time of restrictions and bans, an exceptional musical asylum arose. A world without borders. A world built on communication and mutual support, where music reigned. The thirteen tracks of the album Konvergencie 2020 live capture the concentrated atmosphere of the current year and the essence of the event, which has been connected for more than two decades. Music, the audience, all of us.

Album contains: music CD, booklet

Authors: Bach / Pärt / Hummel / Beethoven / Mendelssohn Albrecht / Brahms / Berger / Varga / Dugovič Sollima / Pospiš & Sillay / Mojše Band

Recorded during the concerts of the International Chamber Music Festival Konvergencie 2020.

Publisher: Konvergencie, 2021
Edition: Konvergencie LIVE
SOZA – BIEM: 1749-007-2
EAN: 8 588006 338058

Recordings, mix and mastering: Martin Čema, Cobra Sound

Playlist:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Aria variata alla maniera italiana BWV 989 (selection), arr. Igor Karsko (4:50)
Igor Karško, violin, Jozef Lupták, cello

Arvo Pärt (1935): Fratres (10:11)
Stroon, electronic sound design, vibraphone, electronics

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 – 1837): Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 87 / II. Largo (2:25)
Susanne Schäffer, 1st violin, Martin Ruman, viola, Andrej Gál, cello, Ján Prievozník, double bass, Jordana Palovičová, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 11 / III. Theme with variations (“Pria ch’io l’impegno”: Allegretto) (6:46)
Igor Karško, violin, Jozef Lupták, cello, Nora Skuta, piano

Vladimir Mendelssohn (1949): Ragtime (Aphorisms) (3:06)
Text: Alessandro Barrico, excerpts from the novels The Silk and the Thousand and Nine Hundred
Ivana Kovalčíková, 1st violin, Martin Ruman, viola Jozef Lupták, cello, Alena Hučková, piano, Kamil Mikulčík, narrator

Alexander Albrecht (1885 – 1958): Piano Quintet, Op. 6 / III. Scherzo (8:02)
Milan Paľa, 1st violin, Daniel Rumler, 2nd violin, Martin Ruman, viola, Jozef Lupták, cello, Alena Hučková, piano

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897): Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 / III. Scherzo: Allegro (7:20)
Igor Karško, 1st violin, Ivana Kovalčíková, 2nd violin, Martin Ruman, viola, Jozef Lupták, cello, Nora Skuta, piano

Roman Berger (1930 – 2020): Pathetic (13:25)
Jozef Lupták, cello, Nora Skuta, piano

Marián Varga (1947 – 2017): Sad Morning Tram (5:53)
arr. Vladislav Šarišský / text: Miroslav Válek
Sisa Fehér, vocals, Oskar Török, trumpet, Jozef Lupták, cello, Vladislav Šarišský, piano

Branislav Dugovic (1978), Boris Lenko (1965): Ida (10 Simple Melodies) (2:54)
Branislav Dugovič, clarinet, Boris Lenko, bandoneon

Giovanni Sollima (1962): Casanova’s Sonata II. – III. (5:29)
Ivana Kovalčíková, 1st violin, Daniel Rumler, 2nd violin, Martin Ruman, viola, Jozef Lupták, cello, Andrej Gál, cello

Between the Mountains (Ballads) (5:56)
music: folk, arr. And Martin Sillay, text: folk / Robert Pospiš
Robert Pospiš, vocals, accordion, keyboards, Martin Sillay, guitar, Eugen Prochác, cello, Juraj Šušaník, drums

Hymns 133 – 134 (Tehillim) (1:58)
music: Michal Paľko, trad., lyrics: Shlomo ben Rivke
Michal Paľko, Mojše Band, Miloš Valent, Solamente Ribelli

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Aria variata alla maniera italiana BWV 989 (téma) (1:23)
Igor Karško, violin, Jozef Lupták, cello