Fermata (Slovak group)

Fermáta are a Slovak progressive rock band formed by guitarist František Griglák and keyboardist Tomáš Berko in Bratislava in 1972. They are best known for their purely instrumental jazz-rock compositions and progressive rock roots, having sprung up from the ashes of the original big-beat craze in the Eastern Bloc and bearing similarities to other Czechoslovak jazz-rock groups of the time, including Blue Effect and Collegium Musicum, Griglák being a former member of the latter. Notable musicians that have been members of Fermáta include Fedor Frešo, also formerly of Collegium Musicum, Karol Oláh, Juraj Bartovič, and others. Their 1978 studio album Huascaran, named after the eponymous Peruvian mountain, remains their most popular release among contemporary listeners. 1975 - Fermáta 1977 - Pieseň z hôľ (Song From Ridges) 1978 - Huascaran 1980 - Dunajská legenda 1981 - Generation 1981 - Biela planéta (The White Planet) 1984 - Ad Libitum 1991 - Simile... 1994 - Real Time 1999 - X 2005 - Next 2019 - Blumental Blues "Keď hrá Fero Griglák, gitara spieva". Pravda. Retrieved 20 September 2025. Danko, Marek. "21. august 1968 zmenil život v Československu, kvalitnú hudbu však nezastavil". Hudba (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-20. "Fermáta". progarchives.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025. "Zomrel hudobník Fedor Frešo. Stál pri míľnikoch slovenského bigbítu" [Musician Fedor Frešo Has Died. He Stood at the Forefront of Slovak Big Beat]. kultura.pravda.sk (in Slovak). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2025. Jánošík, Miro. "Vychádza kompilácia Omnes Colores legendárnej skupiny Fermata". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-20.