Periferic Records: Invocatio Musicalis — Live (Audio CD)

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Product Details:

• UPC: 5998272703192
• Catalog Number: BGCD226
• Product Type: Audio CD
• Brand / Label: Periferic Records (distributed by Stereo Kft.)
• Artist: Invocatio Musicalis
• Album: Live
• Origin: Hungary
• Release Year: 2015
• Genre: Rock
• Style: Progressive / folk rock, instrumental sacred (Hungarian Reformed hymns)

Product Features

• Format: CD
• Discs: 1
• Tracks: 20 (including 3 bonus unplugged tracks)
• Total time: 60:54
• Recording: Live concert recordings 2014 (Szentendre, Budapest) plus earlier 2007–2008 sessions; mixed and mastered by Viktor Szabó
• Lineup: Lóránt Király (bass), Attila Kollár (flute), Ferenc Kornis (percussion), Gábor Naszádi (guitars), Tamás Őry (drums), with guests on violin and drums
• Condition: New / Factory sealed

Overview

Invocatio Musicalis takes the melodies of Hungarian Reformed hymns and reworks them as instrumental progressive rock — flute out front, electric guitars, bass, and full drum kit underneath. The result sits in the same world as classic prog acts that drew on church and folk material, turning centuries-old hymn tunes into extended, atmospheric instrumentals.

This live album captures the band on stage, mostly recorded in 2014 at venues in Szentendre and Budapest. Alongside the hymn arrangements — numbered from the Hungarian Reformed hymnal — sit original pieces with telling titles like "Greg Lake nyomdokain" (In Greg Lake's footsteps) and "Kelta parafrázis" (Celtic paraphrase), nodding to the band's rock and folk roots. Three unplugged bonus tracks recorded for their videos round out the set.

Flautist Attila Kollár is a familiar name from the Hungarian prog scene, and his playing gives the music its distinctive voice. Released on Periferic Records in 2015 — a fascinating meeting of sacred melody and progressive rock. Sealed and ready.

Interesting Facts

• The repertoire is built largely from numbered hymns of the Hungarian Reformed (Calvinist) hymnal, reimagined as instrumental rock.
• Flautist Attila Kollár is well known in Hungarian progressive rock circles, lending the band a strong link to that tradition.
• One original track is titled "Greg Lake nyomdokain" ("In Greg Lake's Footsteps"), a tribute to the Emerson, Lake & Palmer bassist and singer.
• The live concert tracks were captured at the Reformed Grammar School chapel in Szentendre in September 2014, among other venues.
• Three bonus tracks are unplugged audio recordings originally made for the band's videos.

Track Listing

1. 1. református ének (Ki Istenének átad mindent…) — 2:47
2. Greg Lake nyomdokain — 3:05
3. 1. református ének (Emlékezzél, Úr Isten, híveidről…) — 2:14
4. Utazás az Andokban — 2:04
5. 1. zsoltár (Hogy a babiloni vizeknél ültünk…) — 4:52
6. 1. református ének (Hagyjad az Úristenre te minden dolgodat…) — 2:07
7. Utópia — 5:48
8. 1. református ének (Felséges Isten, nagy nevedet áldom…) — 2:16
9. Kelta parafrázis — 2:07
10. Ma liberté… — 2:44
11. 1. református ének (Ó, maradj kegyelmeddel…) — 2:31
12. Invocatio Musicalis – a zenekar bemutatása — 2:53
13. 1. református ének (Lelki próbáimban, Jézus, légy velem…) — 2:44
14. 1. zsoltár (Tebenned, Uram, vigadok…) — 2:29
15. Sűrű erdő mélyén… — 2:30
16. 1. református ének (Jövel, teremtő Szentlélek…) — 4:32
17. 1. református ének (Felvirradt áldott szép napunk…) — 5:06 Bonus tracks (unplugged):
18. Reggeli tánc… — 2:18
19. Olimpia 2012 — 3:14
20. 1. református ének (Ó népeknek Megváltója…) — 2:33

Publishers

© & ℗ Szerzői kiadás (self-released) 2015. Distributed by Stereo Kft., Budapest. Released on Periferic Records.

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