Antonio (Toni) Ortelli (1904-2000) was an Italian Alpinist, conductor and composer.
In 1927, when Ortelli was staying on the plateau Pian della Mussa in the valley of Piedmont Val d'Ala, he was inspired to write "La Montanara" in memory of a friend who had died on the Monte Rosa
The song was written for the choir Coro della Societa Alpinisti Trentini climbers, founded in 1926 by the brothers Enrico, Mario, Silvio and Aldo Pedrotti, all members of the Societa Alpinisti Trentini (SAT) (=Trento Mountaineering Association).
"La Montanara" was sung for the first time publicly by the Coro della SOSAT in Rome before the microphones of radiostation EIAR on April 7, 1929.
Below the frontpage of the first edition of the sheetmusic of "La Montanara" (1930)
Originally Ortelli only composed the melody, without the full men's choir set.
In 1933 the Coro was also the first one to record the song for the Columbia-label.
(o) Coro della Societa Alpinisti Trentini (1933) (as "La Montanara")
Lead vocals by Silvio Pedrotti.
Recorded March 23, 1933
Released on Columbia CQ 1291
SEE : CQ1291
Also released on a red label
Listen here: uploads/pedrotti/A.6/A.6.1/A.6.1.7.mp3
In 1943 the same recording was re-released on Columbia DQ 3758
In 1947 the Coro re-recorded "La Montanara" for the Odeon-label (TW 3354).
And the name on the label was changed to Coro della S.A.T. (Società Alpinisti Tridentini)
Lead vocals by Riccardo Urbani.
With this Luigi Pigarelli arrangement the song became world famous.
(c) Coro della S.A.T. (1947) (as "La Montanara")
Recorded March 14, 1947
Released on Odeon TW 3354
In the movie "The Glass Mountain", released in March 1949.
Watch it here:
(c) The Melachrino Orchestra (1949) (as "Song Of The Mountains (La Montanara")
Matrix OEA 13703
Released May 1949 on HMV B 9765
Listen here:
(c) Gracie Fields (1949) (as "Song Of The Mountains")
English lyrics by Stana-Field and Sonny Miller
Recorded end 1949
Released January 1950 on Decca F 9312
Listen here:
After the film-version from 1949, Tito Gobbi also recorded an 78 RPM of "La Montanara"
(c) Tito Gobbi (1950) (as "La Montanara")
Conducted by Philip Green
Recorded March 29, 1950
Matrix OEA 14563
Released May 1950 on HMV DA 1940
Listen here:
In October 1960 Coro della S.A.T. re-recorded "La Montanara" for yet another label.
This time for the RCA-label:
(c) Der Günter Kallmann Chor (1962) (as "La Montanara")
German lyrics Ralph Maria Siegel
Listen here:
(c) Nini Rosso (1966) (as "La Montanara")
Listen here:
(c) De Heideroosjes (1968) (as "La Montanara")
Listen here:
(c) John Woodhouse And His Magic Accordion en Het Westlands Mannenkoor en Meisjeskoor (1971)
(as "La Montanara")
Listen here:
(c) Heino (1973) (as "La Montanara (Das Lied der Berge)")
German lyrics Ralph Maria Siegel
No 3 hit in the German charts
Listen here:
And here's the Coro della SAT in 2001
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