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Collegium Musicum was a Slovak art rock / progressive rock band formed by Marián Varga and Fedor Frešo in Czechoslovakia in late 1969, 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.




Discography


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




Members


Marián Varga organ (1969–2017)
Fedor Frešo bass-guitar (1969–1973, 1977–1979, 1992–2017)
Dušan Hájek drums (1969–1975, 1977–1979, 1997)

Fedor Letňan guitar (1969)
Rasťo Vacho guitar (1969,1971)
František Griglák guitar (1971–1972, 1997–2017)

Pavel Váně guitar (1970)
Ivan Belák bass-guitar (1973–1975)
Jozef Farkaš guitar (1974–1975)
Peter Szapu drums (1975–1977)
Andrej Horváth guitar (1975–1977)
Ľudovít Nosko vocal (1977–1979)
Peter Peteraj guitar (1979–1981)
Anastasis Engonidis bass-guitar (1981)
Cyril Zeleňák drums (1981, 1992,)
Pavol Kozma drums (1979–1981)
Karel Witz guitar (1977–1979)
Martin Valihora drums (2008–2017)




See also


Collegium Musicum - a type of musical society
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time




References






External links


Official website (in Slovak)
TV series Slovenský bigbít (in Slovak)

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