Collegium Musicum (band)

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 death of group leader Varga in late 2017.[3]

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

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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–??)

See also

References
  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.
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