Patriotic Swiss Songs and Marches (Part I) – Special Events / Editions
This edition was specially produced for the Federal Co-ordination Commission for the Presence of Switzerland Abroad. It features the 90-man "Schweizer Armeespiel", the official band of the Swiss Army, under the direction of Warrant Officer Walter Spieler.
In addition to regular performances in Switzerland, the band has also successfully appeared at international festivals in France and West Germany as well as the on Japanese television.
Musical content (Part I):
1. Schweizer Psalm
(Alberich Zwyssig)
2. An mein Vaterland
(Wilhelm Baumgartner)
3. Notre Suisse
(Joseph Bovet)
4. Prière patriotique
(Emile Jaques-Dalcroze)
5. Sacra Terra del Ticino
(Gian Battista Mantegazzi)
6. La Ligia Grischa
(Ignaz Heim)
7. Vaterlandshymne
(Otto Barblan)
8. Ode an Gott
(Johann Heinrich Tobler)
9. Mon beau Valais
(Ferdinand Otto Wolf)
10. Le Jura
(Trad.)
11. Cé qu’è l’ainô
(Trad.)
The official Band of the Swiss Army; Warrant Officer Walter Spieler, conductor
Production information:
Musica Helvetica. Special Events-Special Editions MH-SE 1. Patriotic Swiss Songs and Marches. Produced 1977 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen.
Patriotic Swiss Songs and Marches (Part I) – Special Events / Editions
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