Jump to content

Collegium Musicum (band)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Collegium Musicum was a Slovak art rock / progressive rock band formed by Marián Varga and Fedor Frešo in Czechoslovakia in late 1969,[1][2] best known for their complex, predominantly instrumental compositions centred around Varga's keyboards/organ, and for their interpretations of classical works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Bartók, and others. While never achieving mainstream popularity, the band was among the most influential formations on the Czech/Slovak music scene in the 1970s, drawing comparisons to the Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and featured some of the foremost Slovak rock instrumentalists, including Fedor Frešo (bass), František Griglák (guitar), and others. Known for their live performances, Collegium Musicum enjoyed a revival through touring in the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly among younger generations. The band disbanded after the death of group leader Varga in late 2017.[3]

Discography

[edit]
  • 1970 Collegium Musicum
  • 1970 EP Hommage à J.S.Bach/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa
  • 1971 Konvergencie
  • 1973 Live
  • 1975 Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum
  • 1978 Continuo
  • 1979 On a Ona
  • 1981 Divergencie
  • 1989 Všetko je inak
  • 1997 Collegium Musicum '97
  • 2010 Speak, Memory

[4]

Members

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Pavol Hammel - Život a tvorba (in Slovak)
  2. ^ Marián Varga - životopis (in Slovak)
  3. ^ "Vo veku 70 rokov zomrel Marián Varga, hudobník, skladateľ a jedna". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ^ "Collegium Musicum - Diskografia (in Slovak)". Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
[edit]