Showing posts with label Collegium Musicum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Collegium Musicum. Show all posts

February 16, 2025

Collegium Musicum – Live (1973, LP, Czechoslovakia)



Tracklist:
A1 Burleska/ Burleske/ Burlesque  11:01
A2 Si Nemožná/ Du Bist Unmöglich/ You Are Impossible Part I 8:55
B1 Si Nemožná/ Du Bist Unmöglich/ You Are Impossible Part II 8:01
B2 Monumento/ Monument 14:41

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Fedor Frešo
Drums, Percussion – Dušan Hájek
Organ – Marián Varga

Collegium Musicum – Continuo (1978, LP, Czechoslovakia)

 
Tracklist:
A1 Pavučiny 16:01
A2 Autoportrét Slobodného Umelca 5:52
B1 Continuo 16:55

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Fedor Frešo
Cover – František Kudláč
Drums, Percussion – Dušan Hájek
Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar – Karel Witz
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – Marián Varga
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ľudovít Nosko

January 27, 2025

Collegium Musicum – On A Ona (1979, LP, Czechoslovakia)



Tracklist:
A1 Rozhodnutia I. 3:50
A2 Nobelova Cena Za Lásku 3:15
A3 Osvetľovač 5:40
A4 Amata Nobis, Quantum Amabitur Nulla 9:55
B1 Amori 2:55
B2 Končeky Prstov 3:55
B3 Smutnomodrá 4:25
B4 "Mášmarád" 6:20
B5 Rozhodnutia II. 3:50

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Fedor Frešo
Drums, Percussion – Pavol Kozma
Guest, Classical Guitar  – Pavol Hammel
Guest, Lead Guitar – František Griglák
Guitar – Peter Peteraj
Vocals – Marika Gombitová (A1, B1, B4, B5), Pavol Hammel (A2, A3, B3), Ľudovít Nosko (A1, B1, B2, B5)

December 29, 2024

Marián Varga, Collegium Musicum – Divergencie (1981, 2xCD, Czechoslovakia)

Tracklist:
Refrény
1 Refrén 6:57
2 Interlúdiá 9:25
3 Nemé Výčitky 3:59
4 P. F. [1982, 1983 . . . . . . . . ] 17:27
Musica Concertante
5 Intráda 2:07
6 Elégia 7:38
7 Scherzo 4:42
8 Dialóg 4:28
9 Retiráda 2:24
Sadza Do Obálky
10 Refrén O Prímerí 3:11
11 Sadza Do Obálky 2:25
12 Pomôž Mi 3:06
13 Prístavy 2:57
14 Pieseň O Blate 6:04
15 P. S. 2:51

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Anastasis Engonidis (B, D.1 to D.6)
Chorus Master – Marián Vach (B)
Chorus [Zbor] – Detský Zbor Čs. Rozhlasu (B)
Drums – Cyril Zelenák (A.1 to A.3, C.1 to C.5)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer [ARP Avatar Guitar] – Peter Peteraj (B, D.1 to D.6)
Ensemble, Brass – Bratislavské Dychové Kvinteto (B)
Ensemble, Strings – Sláčikové Kvarteto V. Magyara (B)
Guest, Bass Guitar – Fedor Frešo (A.1 to A.3)
Guest, Drums – Karol Morvay (D.5, D.6), Pavol Kozma (B, D.1, D.2, D.4, D.5)
Guest, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Luboš Andršt (A.1 to A.3, C.1 to C.5)
Guest, Piano – Vojtech Magyar (C.1, C.5)
Lead Vocals – J. Lehotský (D.2, D.3, D.6), K. Rybková (B), P. Hammel (A.1 to B, D.1, D.4, D.5)
Orchestra – Symfonický Orchester Čs. Rozhlasu V Bratislave (C.1 to C.5)
Written-By, Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet [Hohner D-6], Synthesizer [Roland Jupiter 4, Minimoog, Arp], Vocoder [Roland Plus], Organ, Organ [Verni] – Marián Varga


December 21, 2024

Pavol Hammel & Marián Varga – Zelená Pošta (1972, LP, Czechoslovakia)



Tracklist:
1. Domáca Úloha 1:16
2. Z Ďatelín 3:32
3. Tenis 4:41
4. Smutná Ranná Električka 5:26
5. Krajina Bielych Dievčat 6:49
6. Páví Ples 6:11
7. Cesty Bláznov 3:36
8. Nechtiac 1:46
9. Slnečnice 3:27
10. Posta 7:09

Musicians:
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Fedor Frešo
Drums – Dušan Hájek
Ensemble, Brass – Bratislavské Dychové Kvinteto
Guitar – Rastislav Vacho
Guitar, Vocals – Pavol Hammel
Orchestra, Strings – Sláčikový Orchester Československého Rozhlasu V Bratislave
Organ, Piano, Synthesizer  – Marián Varga

Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum – Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum (1975, LP, Czechoslovakia)



Tracklist:
1. Mikrokozmos 7:23
2. Nech zije clovek ~ Long live man 16:29
3. Preludium in C Dur (a cast z baletu Romeo a Julia) 8:40
4. Hudba k vodometu C.1 ~ Music to the fountain no 10:38
5. Nesmierny smutok hotelovej izby ~ An immense sadness of Ti 2:37

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – I. Belák
Drums – D. Hájek
Lead Guitar – J. Farkaš
Organ, Piano – M. Varga

Pavol Hammel, Marián Varga, Radim Hladík – Na II. Programe Sna (1977, LP, Czechoslovakia)





Tracklist:
A1 Na Druhom Programe Sna 3:28
A2 Náhle 1:40
A3 Letia Husi 3:51
A4 Voda 1:03
A5 S Chodníkom Na Chrbte 7:09
A6 Ľalia Poľná 4:09
B1 Papageno Z Novej Vsi 2:13
B2 V Zelenej Pamäti 2:56
B3 Na Schodoch Gymnázia 2:44
B4 Správne Žiť 2:24
B5 Z Ofsajdu 2:44
B6 Lodička Z Papiera 4:12
B7 Až Túto Moju Pieseň Dohrajú 3:42

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Ivan Belák
Chorus – Miešaný Zbor "Vivat" (A3, A6, B1, B2, B4 to B7)
Drums – Dušan Hájek (A2, A4, B1 to B3), Pavol Kozma (A1, A5, B6), Peter Szapu (A3, B4, B5)
Electric Guitar – Tomáš Rédey (B2 to B4)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Radim Hladík
Electric Piano [Fender Piano] – Fedor Letňan (B2)
Ensemble – Sláčikové Kvarteto J. Bílinka (A2)
Lead Vocals, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Pavol Hammel
Organ, Piano, Synthesizer – Marián Varga
Trumpet – Juraj Lehotský (B4)
Vocals – Fedor Letňan (B1)

April 27, 2024

Hammel, Varga, Peteraj, Štrasser – Cyrano Z Predmestia (1978, LP, Czechoslovakia)



Tracklist:
A1 Predohra 3:36
A2 Pieseň O Láske Na Prvý Pohľad 3:00
A3 Pieseň O Nose 2:30
A4 Pieseň O Nemožnej Láske (Kúpim Si Zrkadlo) 2:18
A5 Pieseň Roxany A Kadetov (Hráči Mimo Hry) 1:42
A6 Pieseň O Úspechu 2:34
A7 Cyranova Bojovná Pieseň (Na Konečnej Päťky) 2:02
A8 Medzihra Medzi I. A II. Obrazom 1:44
A9 Pieseň Pre Roxanu (Ja Nemám Lásku V Malíčku) 2:55
B1 Predohra II. 2:32
B2 Tŕňová Kráľovná 2:40
B3 Pančuchové Blues 2:42
B4 Pieseň O Láske Na Prvý Pohľad II. 2:09
B5 Pieseň O Novej Podobe Lásky (Dievča Do Dažďa) 1:47
B6 Pieseň O Smútku (Dnes Náhle Umreli Sme Dvaja) 4:36
B7 Medzihra Medzi IV. A V. Obrazom 2:02
B8 Nedeľa 1:33
B9 Finále II. 2:12

Musicians:
Acoustic Guitar – Pavol Hammel
Backing Band – Vivat
Bass Guitar – Ivan Belák, Ladislav Lučenič
Conductor, Chorus Master – Zdenko Macháček
Drums – Karol Oláh, Peter Szapu
Electric Guitar – František Griglák
Music By – Marián Varga, Pavol Hammel
Orchestra, Chorus – Orchester A Zbor Novej Scény V Bratislave
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Arp] – Marián Varga
Vocals [Cyrano] – Jozef Benedik (A3, A4, A7, A9, B3, B6)
Vocals [Ján] – Martin Danko (B4)
Vocals [Roxana] – Jana Jakubcová (A2, A6, B4, B5), Kamila Magálová-Slováková (A5, B2, B6, B8)

March 16, 2024

Collegium Musicum – Konvergencie (1971, 2xLP, Czechoslovakia)







Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. P.F. 1972 (Happy New Year 1972) (22:00)
2. Suita po tisíc a jednej noci (After One Thousand and One Nights Suite) (22:33)
Disc 2
3. Piesne z kolovratku (The Spinning-Wheel Songs) (17:53)
4. Eufónia (Euphony) (20:06)

Musicians:
Pavol Hammel / vocals
Frantisek Griglák / guitars, mandolin, vocals
Marián Varga / Hammond, piano, harpsichord, glockenspiel
Fedor Freso / bass guitar, bass mandolin, vocals
Dusan Hájek / drums
Children's chorus headed by I. Klocháň

Prúdy – Zvoňte, Zvonky (1969, LP, Czechoslovakia)



Tracklist:
1. Zvonky, Zvoňte (3:30)
2. Pred Výkladom S Hračkami (3:50)
3. Balada O Smutnom Jánovi (2:10)
4. Jesenné Litánie (3:50)
5. Strasidlo (2:35)
6. Keď Odchádza Kapela (3:32)
7. Poď So Mnou (3:35)
8. Mozno, ze Ma Rada Más (2:20)
9. Mozno (3:30)
10. S Rukami Vo Vreckách (3:34)
11. Dám Ti Lampu (2:20)
12. Čierna Ruza (3:40)

Musicians:
Pavol Hammel / vocals, acoustic guitar
Peter Saller / lead guitar
Marián Varga / organ, piano, harpsichord, glockenspiel
Fedor Freso / bass, bells (7), bass pedals (10), double bass (11), bass mandolin (17), backing vocals
Vlado Mallý / drums, percussion, oboe, backing vocals

Collegium Musicum – Collegium Musicum (1970, LP, Czechoslovakia)






Founded in Bratislava, Slovakia in 1969 - Disbanded in 1981 - Reunited thru the 90's and again in 2008

This band was active from 1971 until 1981 with six releases plus one live album. Their style is similar to Emerson Lake & Palmer, Rick Wakeman, and The Nice. There are clear Classical influences. The bands music consisted of Ludovít Nosko (vocals, guitars), Marián VARGA (keyboards), Karel Witz (guitars), Fedor Freso (bass) and Dusan Hájek (drums).

Their albums contain long tracks all composed by Varga. The compositions are solid and have Classical inspirations. An example is "Hommage a J.S. Bach" or "Concerto in D" and other tracks, the guitar have much space supported by superb keyboards (Hammond organ, mini Moog, piano). I support people who think this is one of the best east Europe bands of ever.