The Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra (LS 9/1977)

The Light Orchestra of German-Swiss Radio was founded in 1946 by the prominent conductor and composer Cedric Dumont.

The following year it made its recording debut. Since then it has won increasing recognition as one of the leading and most versatile radio light orchestras in Europe. Its repertoire ranges from modern dance music to operetta, from folk music to jazz. The Light Orchestra of the German-Swiss Radio is now under the direction of Hans Moeckel. Co-conductor is pianist-arranger Peter Jacques.



Musical content
1. Ballonflug – Balloon Ride
(Toni Leutwiler)
2. La Fanfare du Printemps – Fanfare of Spring
(Joseph Bovet)
3. Swiss Medley
a) Addio La Caserma – Farewell to the Barracks
b) Bionda bella Bionda – Beautiful Blonde
(Trad., arr. Raymond Droz)
4. Viamala
(Helmut Zacharias)
5. Happy Landing
(Hardy Schneiders)



Personnel of the German-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra
Fritz Pavlicek (tp, va); Gerdt Richter (tp, tb, v); Antonio Conde (tp, v, g); Lennart Axelsson (tp); Gustave Dupuis (tp); Victor Burghardt (as, cl); Franz David (as, fl, cl); Antonio Puttini (ts, cl, v); Fernando Vicencio (ts, ss, cl, fl); Fernand Fantini (bs, cl, bcl, acc); Rudolf Sutermeister (btb, b); Raymond Droz (tb, perc); Georges Delagaye (tb); Runo Ericksson (btb, v); Walter Teubner (g, va); Kurt Hacker (p, perc, hp, acc); Paul Rovère (bg, b); Pierre Favre (dr); Hans Moeckel (cond)



Production information
Musica Helvetica. Lightly Swiss LS 1. German-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra. Produced in 1975 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen.

Lightly Swiss. Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra (3).

Programme Contents:

1. Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra: Palace Hotel.
Picking. Mario Robbiani, conductor.

2. Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra: Perfurme.
Impallomeni-Nali. Mario Robbiani, conductor.

3. Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra: Geneviève.
L. Bill. The Musicals, vocal group. Mario Robbiani, conductor.

4. Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra: Vana speranza – Vain Hopes.
Zauli-Casali. Gisella Fusi, vocal. Mario Robbiani, piano and conductor.

5. Italian-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra: Fantasy.
M. Nielsen. Franco Ambrosetti, trumpet. Mario Robbiani, conductor.