Springtime in Switzerland – Swiss Folk Music

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From Switzerland's four linguistic regions come these musical reflections of customs and traditions heralding the arrival of spring.

This content was published on December 2, 2011 - 18:59

Highlights include the ceremonial burning of Old Man Winter at Zurich’s “Sechseläuten Festival” and the masked drummers and fifers of the Basel Carnival.

Musical content:

1. Children from Engadine: Chalanda Marz
(Trad.)
Canton Grisons

2. Whip cracking
Canton Schwyz

3. Bell ringing
Canton Grisons

4. School Choir of Scuol: Chalanda Marz
(Trad.)
Canton Grisons

5. Exploding Böög (Sechseläuten Festival)
Canton Zurich

6. Alpina Brass Band: Sechseläutenmarsch
(Trad.)
Canton Zurich. Otto Aebi, conductor

7. Lälli-Clique: Morgeschtraich
(Trad.)
Canton Basel

8. Lälli-Clique: Wettsteinmarsch
(H. Suter / F. Berger)
Canton Basel

9. Guggemusig Baggemugge: Guggemusig
Canton Basel
10. Canterini di Loca
rno: La Maggiolata
(Trad.)
Canton Ticino

11. Jodlerklub Heimelig, Thun: Früehlig
(R. Fellmann)
Canton Berne

12. Choirs and orchestra (from Montreux and Lausanne): La chanson des cerises de mai
(E. Jaques-Dalcroze)
Canton Vaud
Petit Choeur du Collège de Montreux; Choeur des Jeunes Filles de l’Ecole Normale de Lausanne; Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne; Robert Mermoud, conductor

13. Choirs and orchestra (from Montreux and Lausanne): Hymne final au printemps
(E. Jaques-Dalcroze)
Canton Vaud
Petit Choeur du Collège de Montreux; Choeur des Jeunes Filles de l’Ecole Normale de Lausanne; Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne; Robert Mermoud, conductor

Production information:

Musica Helvetica MH 19. Swiss Folk Music. Springtime in Switzerland. Produced 1974 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen.