Marián Varga Skalica Czechoslovakia January 29 1947 - August 9 2017 Was A Slovak Musician Composer And Organ Player. He Has Played Piano Since The Age Of Six. He Studied Piano And Composition At The Conservatory In Bratislava. He Left The Conservatory After Three Years To Become A Member Of The Group Prúdy And Contributed To The Legendary Album Zvoňte Zvonky. He Left Prúdy As Suddenly As He Had Left Conservatory Only To Establish The First Czechoslovak Art Rock Band Collegium Musicum. The Repertoire Of Collegium Musicum Comprising Mostly Instrumental Pieces Included Reinterpretations Of The Themes Of Classics Such As Joseph Haydn Béla Bartók And Igor Stravinsky Complemented By Original Compositions. Already At This Stage His Work Bore Signs Of Postmodernism Eufónia Of The Album Konvergencie Which Later Became The Basic Principle Of His Work. When Collegium Musicum Disbanded In 1979 Varga Started A Solo Career. Among Other Achievements He Became A Pioneer Of Absolute Improvisation Real-Time Composition In Slovakia. In The Meantime He Continued To Contribute To Popular Music. His Collaboration With Pavol Hammel Led To Five Successful Albums And To The First Rock Musical In Slovakia. Discography With Prúdy 1968 Zvoňte Zvonky Collegium Musicum 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 1992 Cestou K ... Stabil - Instabil Solo Albums 1984 Stále Tie Dni 2003 Solo In Concert Live 2006 Marián Varga & Moyzesovo Kvarteto Anthology 2006 Hommage À Marián Varga Awards Hall Of Fame ZAI Award – Grand Prix Aurel Award – Lifetime Achievement Pribina Cross – 2nd Class
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