Marián Varga
Marian Varga | |
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Background information | |
Born | Skalica, Czechoslovakia | 29 January 1947
Died | 9 August 2017 Bratislava, Slovakia | (aged 70)
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Instrument(s) | Organ, Piano, Moog synthesizer |
Website | www |
Marián Varga (29 January 1947 – 9 August 2017) was a Slovak musician, composer and organist. In the context of Czech-Slovak musical culture of the second half of the 20th century, Varga was a significant figure in the field of autonomous, modern classical music, rock music, as well as improvised or experimental music. In 1967, he became a member of the band Prúdy, with whom he recorded and co-wrote the legendary album Zvoňte, zvonky. Influenced by Brian Auger and Keith Emerson, Marián Varga founded the band Collegium musicum in 1969, whose albums Konvergencie, Zelená pošta, Collegium Musicum Live and Divergencie represent the main pillars of Czech-Slovak rock music. He died on 9 August 2017 after several health problems, including cancer and lung disease. [1]
Discography
[edit]With Prúdy
[edit]- 1968: Zvoňte, zvonky
Collegium Musicum
[edit]- 1970: "Hommage à J.S.Bach / Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa" (SP)
- 1971: Collegium Musicum
- 1971: Konvergencie
- 1973: Collegium Musicum Live
- 1975: Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum
- 1978: Continuo
- 1979: On a Ona
- 1981: Divergencie
- 1997: Collegium Musicum '97 (Live)
With Pavol Hammel
[edit]- 1972: Zelená pošta
- 1976: Na II. programe sna (along with Radim Hladik)
- 1978: Cyrano z predmestia
- 1989: Všetko je inak
- 1993: Labutie piesne
With Vladimír Merta
[edit]- 1992: Cestou k ... Stabil - Instabil
Solo albums
[edit]- 1984: Stále tie dni
- 2003: Solo in Concert (Live)
- 2006: Marián Varga & Moyzesovo kvarteto
Anthology
[edit]- 2006: Hommage à Marián Varga
Awards
[edit]- Hall of Fame ZAI Award – Grand Prix[2]
- Aurel Award – Lifetime Achievement[3]
- Pribina Cross – 2nd Class[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rehák, Oliver. "Vo veku 70 rokov zomrel Marián Varga, hudobník, skladateľ a jedna". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "História | Výročné ceny ZAI | Víťazi pre rok 1992". ZAI (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Aurel | Víťazi Aurel 2002". Národná skupina IFPI Slovenskej republiky (in Slovak). SNS IFPI. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Varga, Vilikovský, Zemko. Prezident Kiska udelil svoje prvé vyznamenania | Marián Varga". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Slovak)