Swiss Folk Organs – Swiss Folk Music

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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.

Swiss Folk Organs – Swiss Folk Music