Collegium Musicum

Band of Slovak rock legend Marian Varga. Established in early 70's after Varga's departure from Prudy (which he had together with another Slovak legend Pavol Hammel). Music based on folk melodics together with keyboard experiments á la Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Varga's classical music education.

Members: Marian Varga kb (1-7), Fedor Freso bg (1-6), Dusan Hajek dr (1,2,3), Frantisek Griglak gt (2); Ivan Belak bg (4); Jozef Farkas gt (4); Ludovit Nosko voc,gt (5), Karel Witz gt (5); Pavol Kozma dr (6); Peter Peteraj gt (6,7); Anastasis Engonidis bg (7); Cyril Zelenak dr (7)

Discography:

1. Collegium Musicum ( LP Supraphon 1971 )
2. Konvergencie ( with Pavol Hammel, LP Opus 1971, CD Opus 1992 ) ****+
3. Collegium Musicum Live ( LP Opus 1973, CD Pavian Records, 1992 )
4. Marian Varga a Collegium Musicum ( LPOpus 1975, CD 1995 ) ****
5. Continuo ( LP Opus 1978, CD 1991,reedice 1998 )
6. On a ona ( LP Opus 1979, CD 1997 ) ***+
7. Divergencie ( with P.Hammel, L. Andrst & others, LP Opus1981, CD 1995 ) ***+
8. Collegium Musicum 97 ( 1997 )

Sample:  Hommage á J.S.Bach ( SP Panton 1970, also bonus on CD#2., 35", 208 kB )

Links:  Fermata ; Hammel, Pavol