Leo Eide broke a whistling record by performing for 14 hours, inspired by a Dutchman who had whistled for nine hours.
Performer Biography
Leo Eide is known as 'the crazy Norwegian' in the encyclopedia of popular entertainment, having walked 50 miles on stilts and sung for 18 hours straight.
Compositional Technique
Whistling is a difficult art that demands skill with overtones and intonation, and can involve whistling both while exhaling and inhaling.
Performer Biography
Leo Eide, a professional whistler, came to Sweden in the 1940s intending to go to America but stayed for twenty years as an entertainer at Stockholm's Gröna Lund tivoli.
Performer Biography
Håkan Sund, the pianist on this album, started playing piano at three and a half, performed on radio and TV as a child, and has accompanied many leading singers.
Interpretation
Concert whistling, as performed by Leo Eide, requires careful refinement of the mouth to supply classical repertoire with chosen overtones.
Performer Biography
Håkan Sund is a versatile musician known for his piano improvisations and arrangements, particularly of choral music, and conducts many of Sweden's best choirs.
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