Superb performance, both in artistry and technique - one of your best IMHO. Wherever he is now, Handel is smiling listening to this :) And you were very gracious replying to that ridiculous 'silly faces' comment. You sing with very appropriate expression, and have far more restraint than many of the most accomplished/famous singers, so please just ignore that comment and keep your wonderful performance style.

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is also one of the performances I am most happy with. And I have also seen some of those singers, and I don't think I will ever play it out like that, it doesn't feel very natural to me :)

The use of period instruments is brilliant! There is a festive and joyous exuberance that really brings forth Aksels personality. I feel like I am hearing this song for the first time.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have sung this aria so many times, but I felt we did a great version together that night.

You have a beautiful voice! Thank you for your songs and for your passion for the music.I love your music and your concerts very much Aksel.

How anyone could say that this is anything less than exquisite and majestic is beyond me. The control and maturity and the richness leaves me speechless. I'm only sad I heard this voice for the first time yesterday! What a star and, after watching some interviews, what a fantastic young man all around.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Very happy to hear this, thank you so much!

I am not qualified to make a technical comment, but I thought it was brilliant and I most certainly enjoyed it. Well done Aksel

@Kruzifan

7 жыл бұрын

Dear Aksel and fans, let me add here the following link please: www.boysoloist.com/artist.asp?vid=5460

Your musicality is absolutely awesome so is your vocal range and you can clearly see you are doing something you absolutely love. It comes across in the way you sing. Yet again another youthful but experienced performance. You look like a true professional Aksel.

I have not heard of another treble tempting this piece Aksel performs with such confidence.

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me neither, actually!

A true example of why musicians refer to the voice as their instrument. I love to hear your crisp diction, the expressions and enthusiasm when you perform and how you and your accompanying musicians work together. Fantastic!

Очень нравится слушать пение этого замечательного Молодого артиста. Прекрасно чувствует каждую фразу сложнейшей партии... Такое лёгкое пение завораживает.... Поздравляю... Браво...

@richardwagner1559

Жыл бұрын

DRUSCHBA - WITH LOVE & PEACE & HARMONY

Very confident...I look forward to hear this young man as he gets older...

Aksel, when I was taking holiday in UK, my mum's origin, I encountered two chaps who loved to ski and they hailed from Norway. Many the invitations they and their grandmother extended to come visit. Were I to ski I'd hit a tree. Were I to visit Gayorg and his brother and family I'll respectfully make a visit to that church (not cathedral) and as always you made "Samson" strong again. Congratulations and Bravo! Thank you!

I love this performance, Aksel. You have made so beautiful the splendid coloratura passages; I don't believe I've ever heard them done better. Thank you..

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I was very happy with this performance, and the coloratura that I worked out with Mark Bennett and my voice teacher (Marianne Lewis).

Outstanding performance! I've been listening to all of the pieces of this entire performance as they are posted, and together, I've heard them a few hundred times. The orchestra is full of vitality, and your voice and energy together with the trumpet is magnificent. I cannot hear enough of these performances. Thank you again for sharing your talent, and that of the orchestra, with the world.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, that many times! I am going to sing with trumpeter Mark again in two weeks, looking forward to that.

@andrewgjennings

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! well, my phone now has Vien con nuova orribil guerra played 230 times, and similar numbers for other of your performances. I don't know if that's normal LOL I will say I particularly love this orchestra. There is more than music being played between the notes: there is liveliness, excitement, vitality. You can see it in the performers' expressions, and hear it in the music.

Your voice is glorious! You sang this very well! :)

Posso ouvir Aksel um milhão de vezes e nunca emjouo. Bom demais.. SÃO PAULO - BRASIL.

DIE MUSIK IST DIE INTERNATIONALE SPRACHE DES FRIEDENS LOVE & PEACE & HARMONY

Incredible! Such a musicality and expression- bravissimo!

Great sung! I am still impressed about your skills, especially in the fast passages! Go on like this!

This is my third time hearing him perform, and he is SO talented! Such crystal clear articulation and so sweet to hear. Would love to know what he is working on next!

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Papageno (baritone)

Absolutely magnificent! Thank you, Aksel Rykkvin!

So grateful to Facebook and for modern technology that allow us to return again and again to relive these magical moments with Aksel.

The trumpet was brilliant

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

trainspotter 221 Mark Bennett👍🏻 We recorded an album together which will be out next year.

Bravo !

Stunning !

espectacular, saludos desde La Rioja, Argentina.

Superb as with all your performances. And, as always brings tears to my eyes.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fantastisk Aksel.

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Hildegerd Haugen takk!

Gratulerer mais uma vez pela brilhante apresentação! Takk pela oportunidade de ouvi-lo Aksel!

Been listening to another world famous treble singing this: Just reminds me just how outstanding Aksel was as a treble (not that one needs reminding).

Magnifique performance...... BRAVO

Bravo, bravo! So clean in articulation of notes and lyrics. Beautiful musicianship and blend of all. Thank you for sharing!

If there IS such a thing... as that Great Concert Hall In The Sky, I think Handel is looking down... and is well-pleased. From a big fan of yours in Amarillo, Texas

Sublime,bravo.

Fantastique !!!!!!!

you have a wonderful voice. keep singing i know your mom and dad are very proud of you. cant wait too hear what you do next in 2018 and beyond. keep singing. will you ever come too the usa. love too hear you in person. i live in the state of Georgia.

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Поздрави отБългария!!! изключително,прекрасно музикално виртиозно.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and greetings from Norway.

Straordinaria esecuzione: bravissimo.

This is just too good!! Your voice is superb! I would like to hear you sing Pergolesi's Stabat Mater (I love that piece)... I can't imagine such a Cuius animam...

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I like that piece too, we'll see if there will be an opportunity.

Delightful concert. Bravo!!

Bravo, Aksel!

MERVEILLEUX !!SUBLIME!!BRAVO :! MERCI!!!

This ones beautiful! Very nice, Aksel

I love this. You should be very proud of your accomplishments.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, this is one of my favourite performances, looking back.

@andrewgjennings

7 жыл бұрын

Mine is "Vien con nuova orribil guerra". My phone tells me I've listened to it 210 times, as of this morning. It also tells me "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" has been played 198 times. And "Let the bright Seraphim" from Nov 2016 and "Alleluia (Exsultate, Jubilate)" from Dec 2016 both played 190 times. Crikey! as I go through the list, the others have similar numbers... Thanks for making my morning commute an enjoyable ride!!

@gillesdebelut3314

7 жыл бұрын

Possum 6

Excellent job. Nice touch with baroque tuning.

Bravo!!!Aksel

@jerrylucyn96

5 жыл бұрын

Well done Aksel, love your voice

Thanks. Beauty! Congrats.

Delightful Aksel

Nagy tehetség, bravó!

Fantastic!

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Unico !

WOW!

extraordinario!

Very well done indeed. Good thing you've moved into Baritone repertory because you really mastered the Soprano stuff. New time of life now, new challenges!

Wonderful!!!😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Brawo Aksel

Una promessa del canto lirico

May you always remember the author of your voice and never become arrogant but thank full for this beautiful gift. I wish you all the blessings from Yahweh. New Zealand.

This song is just so Handel. Damn, haha.

I know I say this on all of your videos, but I’ve never heard anything like it!

GF Handel gilds the wall not only of theatre but also of World's divinely appointed cathedrals. Whence is this cathedral, please? Aksel Rykkvin is the artist who along with Handel gilded the corridors. Kudos!

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is the main church in Kongsberg, not a cathedral, but the largest baroque church in our country www.kongsberg.no/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kirken_banner_web-700x250.jpg Definitely one of the most beautiful churches I have sung in.

Благословений тебе, Аксел от Господа и Спасителя Иисуса Христа! Алилуйя! Аминь!

No 1👍👏👏👏💪💪💪😍

Hasta ahora la versión que más me gustaba de esta obra era la de Kathleen Batle junto con el gran trompetista Wynton Marsalis; ahora también me gusta la tuya. Es magnífica! Enhorabuena. Saludos desde Madrid! 👍👍👍

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Gracias! I have seen that version, and it is an honour to be compared with her!

As previously remarked, S T U N N I N G (uNLESS THERE IS A SUPERLATIVE OF STUNNING.

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) No, I don't think there is :)

@DarryanDhanpat

6 жыл бұрын

Most stunning

@chadrinskaiajocainta471

3 жыл бұрын

As close to the divine as it could get???!!! Hmmm, but Dimash Kudaibergen and a couple of the saints like saint Porfirie could keep the gift they get for a longer time then the others!!!???

Where does he find the breath? But there, there was a time when I went walking in the Alps. Where, oh where are the days of my youth.

@AkselRykkvin

6 жыл бұрын

Handel was generous with places to breathe, Bach was more cruel sometimes :D

@AML2000

4 жыл бұрын

@@AkselRykkvin Handel had to deal with professional singers who would complain and throw tantrems. Bach's choirboys weren't in a position to complain! (But he did write some of the most beautiful music ever written for boys to sing).

Spectacular! I am completely blown away by your vocal prowess! Such skill and ability beyond your years. Please forgive me for asking, for who am I to ask, but are you familiar with the old hymn "Abide With Me"? I know and understand that you are not obligated to give me even a moment of your time, but it would be absolutely lovely to hear a rendition from you of the haunting melody. Once again, I am incredibly grateful for your work, and I look forward to the gifts you have to share with us in the future!

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! "Abide with me" is beautiful, I have sung it a couple of times in Norwegian with Oslo Cathedral Boys' Choir, I think the arrangement was from one of the English Cathedral choirs. Maybe there will be an opportunity to sing this as a soloist, probably not, but I will keep it in mind.

i wish you get to be the most impressive sopranist on earth, after puberty :)

Браво !!! 👏👏👏🇷🇺

The date was given as 29/2/2017... Does that look right.? February only has 29 days in a leap year , which 2017 was not *Let the bright seraphim* was performed at the wedding of prince Charles and princess Diana in St Paul's in 1981 by Kiri Te Kanawa... Sweet recollection

ВИРТУОЗНО!!!

Hello Aksel. I would like to ask you if you are ever touring America? If not, please consider this. You have a god-given talent that many, including myself, would be delighted from listening to in person. Also, I'd love to get a photograph with you to send to my friend, as she feels you are quite nice on the eyes. Thank you, Aksel~ The Thavage

@samahsharmin1400

7 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness I sincerely apologize for misspelling your name in all of my comments. I made a typo and then continued to copy and paste that typo on approximately 8 different videos. I'm sorry and I assure you that I meant no disrespect. 'Twas an accident.

Amazing performance but I always miss that scale to the high D from Sutherland's performance at the end when others don't interpolate it.

@taylorhawley616

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The High D must be at the end. Your ear expects to hear it.

I wanted to hear this aria. I auditioned all the women's recordings but found them too plummy and tentative. It needs the forthright and joyful attack that Aksel adopted so naturally and musically. Thank you Aksel. Stay like this and when your voice has settled you will be a great singer.

I was waiting for the high C# at the end :/

THRILLING!! Made even more affecting by the inherent "tragedy" of the boy soprano. Such a brief window. A career that can end suddenly and at any time. Tomorrow? Next week? The clock is ticking. How can a young man- a boy- prepare for it? And how to have a fulfilling life when ,by 15 your glory days are behind you? Its my story. I crawled into a bottle and hid for 20 years

Respect its not easy. Little intonation things in some colorsturas but its good 🙂

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The

Mark is clearly a master trumpeter. And, I do love the brass. However, for optimal harmony, I much prefer voice with woodwinds (in this case "Judith with the oboe") It is pure harmony of expression. I know this is not in the treble rep, but could it be? It is such a wonderful piece which you could bring your magic to. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZ9ous1-nba7gNY.html

Jeoffrey Baratheon singing.

I can not wait to see how this damn mutation starts and he will start screaming :) Why does not he start ?!

Tu chantes un micro? Dommage c'est pas génial niveau qualité

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

The microphones were only for the audio recording, not for the audience. Since it is was a live concert, it was not possible to set up microphones as for a studio recording, but I think the result was very good anyway.

Breath support!!! Work on it

@AkselRykkvin

5 жыл бұрын

Handel didn't write this for boy size lungs, I am afraid. But I agree, breathing technique is important!

@johnstdominic9887

4 жыл бұрын

What was wrong with Aksel's breath support? It is true that his breaths between phrases are audible on this recording, but he was closely mic'ed. I heard him live three times (including this very performance!) and he had no problems with intrusive breathing or with projection, which suggests his breathing technique was sound.

Sadly too much vibrato for this style, it completely ruins the piece for me.

You sing beautifully but do not do those silly faces. On every video you make these silly faces ...

@AkselRykkvin

7 жыл бұрын

I can get a little carried away sometimes :)

@pawewysocki747

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you beautiful boy :)

@donschwellenbach5461

6 жыл бұрын

You were fine, you should see the faces Cecilia Bartolli makes!!!!

@yvonnehutchings7606

5 жыл бұрын

What on earth are you talking about? He does not make "silly faces" - he's concentrating on the music, the intervals, breathing - and singing. If you knew anything about music, you'd understand. What a daft comment!

Bravo !