Collegium Musicum
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Born: 1969 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- Died: 2017
- Active: 1969 - 2017
Biography
Collegium Musicum were a Slovak progressive rock band formed in Bratislava in 1969 by keyboardist Marián Varga and bassist Fedor Frešo. Often compared with *Emerson, Lake & Palmer*, they combined Hammond organ virtuosity, improvisation and adaptations of classical music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bartók and others. Their 1971 double album 'Konvergencie' is regarded as a cornerstone of Czechoslovak rock. The band split in 1981, later reuniting for concerts until Varga's death in 2017 brought the group to a close.
Genres
Collegium Musicum Discography
- Collegium Musicum (1971) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Konvergencie (1972) - Album - rated 3.88/5
- Continuo (1978) - Album - rated 3.48/5
- On a Ona (1979) - Album - rated 3.07/5
- Divergencie (1981) - Album - rated 3.58/5
Members
- Marián Varga - organ, piano, keyboards (1969–1981; 1997; 2009–2017)
- Fedor Frešo - bass guitar, vocals (1969–1974; 1977–1979; 1997; 2009–2017)
- Dušan Hájek - drums, percussion (1969–1975; 1977–1979; 1997)
- Rastislav Vacho - guitar (1970–1972)