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\u201cArt is meant to expand the realm of human independence and freedom.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vladim\u00edr God\u00e1r<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The CD is a compilation spanning more than twenty years of collaboration between the Konvergencie Festival and Vladim\u00edr God\u00e1r and released to mark the composer\u2019s anniversary.<\/p>\n

My first encounter with Vlado God\u00e1r\u2019s music took place back in the late 1980s. It completely captivated me during my college years, and even then I sensed that I wanted to play it more often. I subsequently met Vlado, and our collaboration resulted in several albums (Chamber Music, Music for Cello, Daria\u010dangin sad) and many concert programs featuring not only his compositions but also works I discovered thanks to him. Together with Vlado, Peter Biely, Ivana Prista\u0161ov\u00e1, and Peter \u0160est\u00e1k, we once founded the Albrecht Quartet, right at the legendary Hans Albrecht\u2019s home in the Albrecht House. My personal connection to Vlado\u2019s music developed gradually, most significantly when he composed *O Crux*\u2014a meditation for solo cello, which he dedicated to me. I premiered the work, recorded it several times, and performed it countless times in concerts from the U.S. through London to New Zealand. After Bach\u2019s suites, it is the most frequently performed piece at my solo recitals.\u00a0I\u2019m still drawn to Vlado\u2019s early works, and I believe their expressive power is timeless. The audience\u2019s reactions to his Sonata in Memory of Viktor Shklovsky were often so emotional that it took me by surprise. His music has also won admirers among foreign performers, including my friend Robert Cohen, musicians from the Hilliard Ensemble and Ensemble Corund, whom you can hear on this CD. I admire Vlado not only as a composer but also as the author of important writings on music and society. At Konvergencie, we are preparing our third concert in honor of his anniversary, this time to mark his 70th birthday. How could it be otherwise? After all, he is the most frequently performed Slovak composer at Konvergencie, as well as at my own concerts. I am delighted and grateful that he himself came up with the idea to release the works performed at the festival. You are holding a recording that charts two decades of our collaboration<\/strong>, and I believe this \u201ctime capsule\u201d will speak to you just as it has spoken to me. I am very pleased that Vlado is still composing and has something to say through his music.<\/p>\n

Jozef Lupt\u00e1k<\/p>\n

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Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vladim\u00edr GOD\u00c1R<\/strong> (1956)<\/p>\n

01\u2003Variations on a Slovak Folk Song for two cellos<\/strong> (2006)<\/p>\n

Robert Cohen UK<\/sup>,\u00a0 cello<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em><\/p>\n

Primate\u2019s Palace, Bratislava, 12.\u20069.\u20062021<\/p>\n

02\u2003Dormi Jesu for mixed choir, cello and harp <\/strong>(2008)<\/p>\n

Ensemble Corund CH<\/sup> \/ Stephen Smith, conductor<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em>
\nMichal Matej\u010d\u00edk, harp<\/em><\/p>\n

St.\u2006Martin\u2019s Cathedral, Bratislava, 15.\u20069.\u20062013<\/p>\n

03\u2003Sweet and Low for mixed choir and strings <\/strong>(2009)<\/p>\n

lyrics: A. Tennyson<\/p>\n

Ensemble Corund CH<\/sup> \/ Stephen Smith, conductor<\/em>
\nIgor Kar\u0161ko, Milan Pa\u013ea, violin<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em>
\nPeter Jur\u010denko, double bass<\/em><\/p>\n

St.\u2006Martin\u2019s Cathedral, Bratislava, 15.\u20069.\u20062013<\/p>\n

04\u2003Passacaglia for solo cello <\/strong>(2006\/rev. 2008)<\/p>\n

Jozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em><\/p>\n

Moyzes Hall, Bratislava, 24. 3. 2025<\/p>\n

05\u2003Autumn Meditation for string quartet <\/strong>(1979)<\/p>\n

Igor Kar\u0161ko, Jana Kar\u0161kov\u00e1, violin<\/em>
\nSimon Tandree\u2005uk<\/sup>\u2002, viola<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em><\/p>\n

Design Factory, Bratislava, 17.\u20069.\u20062006<\/p>\n

06\u2003A Lullaby with Mr. Mozart for soprano and piano trio <\/strong>(1985\/2005)<\/p>\n

lyrics: Jan Sk\u00e1cel<\/p>\n

Eva \u0160u\u0161kov\u00e1, soprano<\/em>
\nPeter Hamar, violin<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em>
\nVladim\u00edr God\u00e1r, piano<\/em><\/p>\n

Klarisky Concert Hall, Bratislava, 19.\u20069.\u20062009<\/p>\n

07\u2003D\u00e9ploration sur la mort de Witold Lutos\u0142awski<\/strong> (1993)<\/p>\n

Igor Kar\u0161ko, Jana Kar\u0161kov\u00e1, violin<\/em>
\nSimon Tandree\u2005uk<\/sup>\u2002 , viola<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em>
\nNora Skuta, piano<\/em><\/p>\n

Design Factory, Bratislava, 17.\u20069.\u20062006<\/p>\n

8\u2003Bik\u00edt Gilgamesh Lament for bass and cello <\/strong>(1998)<\/p>\n

Peter Mikul\u00e1\u0161, bass<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em><\/p>\n

Klarisky Concert Hall, Bratislava, 12.\u20069.\u20062024<\/p>\n

09\u2003Ricercar for piano quartet <\/strong>(1977\/rev. 1996)<\/p>\n

Ivana Prista\u0161ov\u00e1, violin<\/em>
\nSimon Tandree UK<\/sup>, viola<\/em>
\nJozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em>
\nNora Skuta, piano<\/em><\/p>\n

Klarisky Concert Hall, Bratislava, 15.\u20069.\u20062005<\/p>\n

10\u2003Pieta for cello<\/strong> (2025)<\/p>\n

Jozef Lupt\u00e1k, cello<\/em><\/p>\n

Moyzes Hall, Bratislava, 24.\u20063.\u20062025<\/p>\n

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The album includes:<\/strong> a CD and a comprehensive booklet featuring texts by V. God\u00e1r\u2019s longtime colleagues and friends\u2014Jozef Lupt\u00e1k, Peter Breiner, Peter Zagar, and Andrew Parrott\u2014as well as a code to download the music in digital format<\/p>\n

Publisher:<\/strong> Konvergencie \u2013 Society for Chamber Music, o.z. 2026<\/p>\n

SOZA – BIEM:<\/strong> 1749-017-1<\/p>\n

EAN:<\/strong> 8588006338164<\/p>\n

Live recordings from concerts at the Konvergencie International Chamber Music Festival 2005\u20132025 in Bratislava \/ recorded live at the Konvergencie Chamber Music Festival in Bratislava 2005\u20132025<\/p>\n

mix & mastering: Igor Baar \/ Jozef Lupt\u00e1k<\/p>\n

sleeve notes: Vladim\u00edr God\u00e1r \/ Peter Breiner \/ Peter Zagar \/ Andrew Parrott \/ Jozef Lupt\u00e1k<\/p>\n

booklet editors: Andrej \u0160uba \/ M\u00e1ria Boh\u00e1\u010dov\u00e1<\/p>\n

proofreading: M\u00e1ria Boh\u00e1\u010dov\u00e1 \/ M\u00e1ria Hejtm\u00e1nkov\u00e1<\/p>\n

translations: John Minahane \/ Andrej \u0160uba<\/p>\n

photos: Jarmila Uhl\u00edkov\u00e1 \/ Daniela Meressa Rusnokov\u00e1<\/p>\n

design & layout: Zuzana \u010c\u00ed\u010delov\u00e1<\/p>\n

production manager: Lea Majer\u010d\u00e1kov\u00e1 \/ Konvergencie<\/p>\n

executive producer: Jozef Lupt\u00e1k<\/p>\n

special thanks to Katar\u00edna God\u00e1rov\u00e1<\/p>\n

\u2117 \u00a9 Konvergencie 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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