Marián Varga

Marian Varga
Varga in 2004
Background information
Born	(1947-01-29)29 January 1947 Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Died	9 August 2017(2017-08-09) (aged 70) Bratislava, Slovakia
Occupations	Composer Organist
Instrument(s)	Organ, Piano, Moog synthesizer
Website	www.marianvarga.sk

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

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

• 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[2]
• Aurel Award – Lifetime Achievement[3]
• Pribina Cross – 2nd Class[4]

See also

• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
• 2003: Zostane to medzi nami

References

1. Rehák, Oliver. "Vo veku 70 rokov zomrel Marián Varga, hudobník, skladateľ a jedna". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
2. "História | Výročné ceny ZAI | Víťazi pre rok 1992". ZAI (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
3. "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.
4. "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

• Official website (in Slovak)