Swiss Folk Organs – Swiss Folk Music
This programme is devoted to the sound of the organ in Swiss folk music: from the simple mouth organ to the hand organs (accordions) in all their varieties.
Furthermore it includes the barrel organ, and even an historic house organ in a Swiss Alpine church.
Musical content:
1. Jakob Stäbler: Mouth organ solo piece, Schottisch
(J. Stäbler)
Jakob Stäbler, mouth organ
2. Chrometta Mouth Organ Quartet, Glarus: Mouth organ quartet “Ziger-Frigg”, Schottisch
(O. Manhart)
3. Max Weilenmann: Langnauerörgeli (the instrument’s range) and “Uf em Langnauerörgeli”, Polka
(M. Weilenmann)
Langnauerörgeli solo
4. Max Weilenmann: Schwyzerörgeli (the instrument’s range)
Schwyzerörgeli solo
5. Max Weilenmann: Uf em Hubeli – On The Hill, Ländler
(M. Weilenmann)
Schwyzerörgeli solo
6. Peter Zinsli-Josias Jenny: Mit dr Wysshornbahn – On the Weisshorn Cableway, Schottisch
(P. Zinsli)
Peter Zinsli and Josias Jenny, Schwyzerörgeli; Sepp Simonelli, bass
7. Accordion section of the Friends of the Schwyzerörgeli, Aarau: Erinnerungen an Welschenrohr – Memories of Welschenrohr, Schottisch
(H. Straub)
Schwyzerörgeli band performance
8. Buser-Wanderon Duo: De Batzechlöpfer, Schottisch
(U. Wanderon)
Accordion duo performance
9. Theo Heiniger: Vo Luzern uf Weggis zue – From Lucerne to Weggis
(Trad.)
Barrel organ performance
10. Hannes Meyer: Wänteleschieber
(Traditional dance)
House organ performance
11. Hannes Meyer: Es Buurebüebli mah-n-i-nid – A Farmer’s Boy I Do Not Want
(Trad.)
House organ performance
Production information:
Musica Helvetica MH 42. Swiss Folk Organs. Produced 1980 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen.
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