Konvergencie

Konvergencie (English: Convergence) is the second album by Collegium Musicum, released on OPUS in 1971. It was the first Slovak rock double album to be released.

Konvergencie
Studio album by Collegium Musicum
Released	1971
Recorded	Bratislava, Slovakia
Genre	Art rock, Progressive rock, jazz fusion, symphonic rock, electroacoustic music
Length	82:32
Label	OPUS
Producer	Viliam Vaškovič, Marián Varga, Fedor Frešo
Collegium Musicum chronology
Collegium Musicum (1970) Konvergencie (1971) Collegium Musicum Live (1973)

It was recorded in Czech-Slovak Radio studio in Bratislava in September and October 1971, and was released for the Christmas market in the same year.

At the same time, it is the first album released by the newly founded Opus publishing house, which was created by separating from Supraphon. The album was a great success, around 140,000 copies were sold, Marián Varga received 250,000 CZK in royalties for it.

Track listing - Original LP

LP 1

Side A No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "PF 1972 (Happy New Year 1972)" M.Varga/K.Peteraj 22:00

Side B No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Suita po tisíc a jednej noci (Suite After One Thousand and One Nights)" N. Rimsky-Korsakov/M.Varga, F.Frešo, D.Hájek, F.Griglák 22:33

LP 2

Side C No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Piesne z kolovrátku (Songs from Barrel-Organ)" M.Varga/F.Frešo/D.Hájek/F.Griglák/P.Hammel 17:53

Side D No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Eufónia (Euphony)" M.Varga 20:06

Credits and personnel

• Marián Varga - hammond organ, piano, subharchord, Glockenspiel
• Fedor Frešo - bass guitar, bass mandoline, vocal
• František Griglák - electric guitar, mandoline, vocal
• Dušan Hájek - drums
• Pavol Hammel - lead vocal
• Children's Choir under the direction of I. Klocháň