Theme and motifs from Beethoven's 6th Symphony, known as the Pastoral, lend musical unity to aerial views of the widely differing Swiss landscapes between the Jura and the Ticino. The cinema audience will admittedly hardly realize what masterly realize what necessary to pilot a helicopter over the strom-swept peak of the Matternhorn and through the narrow gorge of the Aar. A gyroscopical stabilized camera suspension system ensured absolutely vibration-free shooting even under these extreme flying conditions.