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Swiss Folk Music – Traditional Dances (MH 10/1972)

Swiss Folk Music. Traditional Dances.

Programme Contents:

1. Der alt Ländler.
Trad. Oberbaselbieter Country Band. From “BASILISK ST-7904”.

2. La Folie à la Mode – Fashion Crazy.
Trad. Arr. C. Ganter / A.E. Kaiser. Members of the Collegium Musicum Basel.
Maria Suter, violin. Ursula Zeugin, flute. Alain Delmotte, oboe. Albert E. Kaiser, harpischord. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76144”.

3. Schlüfmasollke – Sliding Mazurka.
Trad. Original Appenzell String Band. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76143”.

4. Mistträppeler Mazurka.
Trad. Zoge-n-am-Boge Ländler Quartet. Thomas Marthaler / Emil Wydler, clarinets. Josias Jenny, Schwyzerörgeli. Fritz Jakob, string bass. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76141”.

5. La Pittoresque.
Trad. Musique du Vieux Champéry. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76142”.

6. Il sot de la quatter pera – The Dance of the Four Couples.
Trad. Arr. Oscar Tschuor. Fränzli-Musik of Chur. From “EMI-COLUMBIA 3E 016-33507”.

7. Vögelischottisch – Schottisch of the Little Birds.
Trad. Arr. J. Kündig. Buochser Neunermusik. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76141”.

8. Meitschi, putz di – Make Yourself Pretty, My Girl (Polka).
Trad. Arr. Guido Cova. Bruederholz Boys’ Country Band. From “EMI-COLUMBIA 3E 016-33518”.

9. La Valse d’Yverdon.
Edmond Davall. L’ Orchestre du Dézaley. Lilou Michel, accordion. Yolande Favez, flute. Roger Favez, clarinet. Gustave Favez, string bass. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76142”.

10. I tre re – The Three Kings.
Trad. Bandella Tremonese. From “EMI-COLUMBIA 13 C 052-76099”.

11. Hirschegräbler.
Hans Flury. Zoge-n-am-Boge Ländler Quartet. Thomas Marthaler / Emil Wydler, clarinets. Josias Jenny, Schwyzerörgeli. Alfred Jaggi, string bass. From “EMI-COLUMBIA LP 048-76145”.

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