Das himmlische Leben (Mahler) | Aksel Rykkvin (14y) | Christian Eggen | Ungdomssymfonikerne
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"Das himmlische Leben" from symphony no. 4 by Gustav Mahler | excerpts from rehearsal and concert
Aksel Rykkvin, boy soprano (14y)
Christian Eggen, conductor
The Norwegian National Youth Orchestra (Ungdomssymfonikerne)
Recorded live at the opening concert of music festival "Festspillene i Elverum", Terningen Arena, Elverum, Norway, 4. August 2017.
Aksel's program at the concert:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): «Nun Beut Die Flur» from The Creation
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1751-1791): «Voi che sapete» from The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: «Non so piú cosa son, cosa faccio» from The Marriage of Figaro
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): «Das himmlische Leben»
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J'ai toujours trouvé que l'on gagnait quelque chose d'assez indéfinissable à faire chanter cette pièce par un soprano garçon. Et quand il s'agit du fantastique Aksel Rykkvin, c'est doublement justifié. Quelle maîtrise technique et quelle maturité dans l'interprétation !
The maestro and this young lad helped give us glimpses of higher world's. Thank you.
Outstanding. The best interpretation of this piece I've ever heard.
So nice of you to say, thank you! It was a great experience performing this.
Hut ab,eine sehr schöne Interpretation mit einer glockenhellen Knabenstimme.Die Natürlichkeit von Aksel ist einfach wunderbar.So etwas ist heute sehr selten.Danke Aksel !
The great works of Mahler have long been the focus and love of my musical listening. Of course Aksel over the last year or two your wonderful voice has been giving me equal pleasures. Mahler and a boy who admits to being a quarter English now enjoy parity of esteem. Thank you! ...Graham
My favourite opera voice is the greatest of tenors, Jussi Björling; oh how he moves my soul as no other of his stature.
Yours may be the presence of a voice as true in colour and perfection, young Aksel Rykkvin. It has been so very long, of absence; the world needs such a voice again.
That would be a dream if I could ever live up to such a comparison.
Mahler!!!! It's been ages since I've heard this symphony. Such a beautiful work. Splendid job here!
Thanks, very happy that I got the chance to work on this piece, it's beautiful, I agree!
Well, sometimes UA-cam give us access to "transports of delight" such as this video from the other side of the world from my New Zealand home, and how great it is to see all those young musicians backing Aksel's superb expressive singing with their own highly developed skills. I have played it through three times, and the reviews printed on the video are spot on. Well done to the orchestra, and bravo to Aksel - excellent and sensitive combination.
Thank you! And I must thank both the great orchestra and the fabulous conductor Christian Eggen!
How great that you were able to record the Mahler for all time. You have left a marker for all future boy sopranos, both in the quality of your singing and musicianship, but also in the quantity of literature covered. Marvelous, thank you, and thank you to your parents and your wonderful voice teacher, who is truly a first rate maestra. And so, it's on to baritoneland!
maestrovoci Thank you for these very nice words! On to baritoneland, I like that :) But still a soprano album to release in March!
Dear "Meister der Stimme", already in the past we had with Allan Bergius and Andreas Mörwald great Toelzer boy soloists performing that opus by Mahler...:)
Yes maestro. Wonderful performance… Mahler toyed with the idea of a real youth sining this music but equivocated… but the singers are so good that their performances of the Mahler have become more common.
The Romanticism, Mahler, a big orchestra with 8 double basses and 2 harps (!) and Aksel - what could the heart desire more? Thank you for that amazing performance! :-D
Yes, definitely the biggest orchestra I ever sang with. I thought I would maybe need a microphone, but it was fine without, fortunately :)
I've only watched this about a million times, and one of the things I also love is how the audience waited for the conductor to release the silence. Wonderful!
Aksel, thanks. It's the first tome we can ear you singing Mahler ! It's the future for you . Have a good week-end. In France 11 november is a non worked day. Kindly 😊
Thanks
Congratulations Axel, what a wonderful reception.
You say you've become a baritone. But your musical learning and the beautiful interpretations with which you have given us in this time, will accompany you and will also accompany us to those who have followed you from the earliest times. We have to thank you again for your dedication, your musical vocation and the hard work and hours you have dedicated to music. Also to thank your parents for the support they have given you and with whom they have accompanied you during these years.
Thanks again. The work done has given you the experience and the sufficient musical base for this new stage. Keep going, working as you have done so far. We thank you. May our gratitude help you to continue working and realize yourself as a great musician. A great musical hug.
Dices que has pasado a barítono. Pero tu aprendizaje musical y las hermosas interpretaciones con las que nos regalado en este tiempo, te acompañarán a ti y también nos acompañarán a los que te hemos seguido desde los primeros tiempos. Tenemos que agradecerte de nuevo tu entrega, tu vocación musical y el intenso trabajo y horas que has dedicado a la música. También el agradecer a tus padres el apoyo que te han dado y con el que te han acompañado durante estos años.
Gracias de nuevo. El trabajo realizado te ha dado la experiencia y la base musical suficiente para esta nueva etapa. Sigue adelante, trabajando como lo has hecho hasta ahora. Nosotros te damos las gracias. Que nuestra gratitud te ayude a seguir trabajando y realizarte como un gran músico. Un gran abrazo musical
escolaniasds Thank you for all this! It is very nice to feel appreciated :D A lot of work, yes, but most of the time it has been a pleasure! And it still is :)
Öl,
Beautiful! Really beautiful ! What a joy to hear and see
Aksel, thank you again. This is absolutely staggering - hearing the boy's spirit rejoicing about the culinary joys of afterlife, now for once with the sound Mahler wanter and the musicianship of a mature artist.
Thank you again. I really enjoyed singing this, and I am so happy I had time to do it before my voice changed!
I cannot believe there is not a full recording of this!
Wow. Stunning performance.
Only a snippet of the whole but what a brilliant performance.
Magical indeed. I am speechless. Thank you, Aksel, for all the beauty you so generously share with the world.
Mahler contemplated scoring this movement for a boy soprano... but didn't think any kids could pull this off... maybe this was true 118 years ago... but no longer... wonderfully performed
Thank you! It was a real challenge, but such beautiful music and a wonderful musical experience!
Aksel: We wish the best for you from America. May you continue singing as an adult... there are so many wonderful singers on the international stage who made their mark as boy soloists--- both alto and soprano. To name a few: Rene Pape, Terry Wey, Max Cencic, Christian Immler ... Adam Kutny form the Polskie Slowiski is getting his start with the Deutsche Oper... If this is the right path for you, we look forward to seeing your name again in a few years.
The range required is wide! He is at a good stage to nail it - still has soaring soprano notes but possibly more in the nether regions than he would have had a year ago ... i have generally heard mezzos eg Janet Baker singing this . Aksel is great
Bravo!! Aksel !!
Your singing it's my relax.
Thank you. I want more.
Beautiful song.
I watched all your treble videos and I'll be watching your videos as a baritone.
Very surprised. Beautifully sung.
immer wieder großartig - danke
I've been waiting for this recording, because if you remember, it's one of the pieces I've recommended you to play. And the execution is awesome. I heard it with tears in my eyes. Bravo Aksel!
santiago 66 yes I do remember! I am happy that you liked it, even though it was not the whole thing.
Excelente interpretación. Felicitaciones.
Thank you!
Absolutely wonderful.
Tears in my eyes to see you singing also my "god" GUSTAV MAHLER! I wish you so much sometime you will sing "Das Lied von der Erde" completely as Baritone.
Aksel, pleeeeeeaaaaaase come to Germany some time, I beg you on my knees! :))
Thanks for the tip, I would like to both sing and listen to more by Mahler. I know many Norwegian opera singers get work in German opera houses right after they have their degree, but I hope I don't have to wait that long...
Dear Aksel, of course Mahler must be a real paradise for you, he is a such very very special composer, there is no opera, no piano work, almost no chamber music, only a few huge symphonies and some songs, that's all. I got connected to his music, when I was 16! It was that gigantic Symphony No. 9, composed in 1909. And today I would say, he was the re-born Franz Schubert, 100 years later at the gate to the 20th century. Every single note he composed is SINGING. That's phenomenal and the most touching point to Schubert. Even in the pure symphonies without singers, the instruments sound in a way as if they sing or speak like human voices! Listen to the 1th movement of the Ninth, Andante Comodo (my UA-cam-name :)), especially the quiter, exhausted, medidative moments in this mostly very loud movement: the groups and solo instruments are really singing, whispering, mourning, breathing, stuttering as if looking for the right words...
In the case, you love all these song-like themes even in the piano sonates of Schubert, you will find the same "songs without text" in the symphonies of Mahler. Then you will completely fall in love to it. Even not to mention that unbelievable (very bitter) beauty espacially in the Ninth and even mor in the (unfinished) Tenth symphony.
And you? And me? Waiting for your first time in Germany - the audience will lie at your feet, I swear! :))
Superbe, merci de ce beau partage avec une si belle voix
Absolutely beautiful. I was surprised at your top notes near the beginning of the video. They were still nice and bright and clear. I thought you would not be singing that high by now. Your lower tones are just as beautiful. Have you been losing some of your top notes and adding lower ones? Baritone or tenor -- whatever you become will be great with the sensitivity to music and your interpretation of the piece. I love the rhythmic applause that is reserved for the very best performers and performances. Congratulations, Aksel. Always remember that your great talent is given to you by God.
Thank you. This was back in August, and for the most time my soprano voice was ok then. But now I am a baritone, and I enjoy that as much!
Great execution of a great piece. When I listened to your singing of 'Ombra mai fu' in Amsterdam one month later, I found that your voice becomes deeper. I do hope your continue to sing with your new voice.
That's right, my voice changed quite a bit in August/September :) I am training as a baritone for now, and it's almost more fun than singing as a soprano :)
I wish you all the best in your transition to become a baritone.
Toujours autant de plaisir à t'écouter!
Aksel is 14 years old and the same high notes...contradicting the envious critics that said otherwise !
I lasted a bit longer than I expected, and very happy for that!
Des Knaben Wunderhorn has beautiful songs. There is a nice recording with Janet Baker and Geraint Evans . As baritone its a goldmine
Deus canta pela voz de Aksel! Performance brilhante e comovente. Parabéns!
Thank you!
Aksel como pode você ter uma voz tão bela assim? Uma coisa linda demais e que não dá pra descrever. A suavidade e as mudanças de tons faz com que viajemos pelo universo e o nosso espírito se sente confortado e num tremendo bem estar. Você é maravilhoso. Parabéns. Abraço. SÃO PAULO - BRASIL.
Magnifique ! Bravo Aksel !
Aksel , come to Brazil!!!!!
Some day :) I mostly tend to sing at music festivals that invite me.
Perfection. I love this. Vollkommenheit. Ich liebe dieses. Perfeksjon. Jeg elsker dette.
Thank you so much for that!
Bravissimo...Spero di poterti vedere presto a Napoli.
Grazie! Time will tell...
I've just commented but appear to have lost it. I was a member of the choir throughout school and worshipped the six-former who performed this when we sang the Requiem. Later, as a member of an amateur choir in my thirties I was asked to sing the Pie Jesu. I was paralysed by nerves and chickened out, so I know whaht's involved in singing this wondrous piece. Your voice is also wondrous, and listening to several of your last performances I can hear great improvements between your 13 year-old voice and your 14 year-old voice and performance.. Shall much look forward to following your progess as an adult singer. Cardiff Singer of the World maybe?
Trop magnifique il y a pas autre mot et une superbe voix j adore
Aprecio muito esse trabalho, pois sei que a arte e a cultura em seu vínculo social e educativo, traz proporções gigantescas de oportunidades e iniciativas que transformam, sem dúvidas, uma nação!
The Norwegian National Youth Orchestra is a great thing for upcoming musicians, so I think you are right :)
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful singing tradition with us. I believe that your interpretation comes from the heart, and I hope you will always feel a special connection to this music, no matter where the future will lead you. Best wishes and hopes for a bright and wonderful 2018.
I think I will keep that connection, at least I hope I will :)
One of the best interpretations of that opus I have ever heard. One more here by a boy soloist of the Toelzers: ua-cam.com/video/hnaJqgo7P80/v-deo.html
Some years ago he told me in Bad Tölz that he wanted to become a policeman...
When I travel to Europe, I hope I can see some of your presentation. Beautiful voice, as always.
Thank you, it will have to be as a baritone :)
It will be an honor for me. ;)
expostfactum
Sad in one way, but his impressive musical skills will stand him in good stead - he has a good 70 years of singing ahead of him if he wants. Nothing wrong with being a baritone!
bravo !!!
Beautiful singing
As a boy, I was a treble, soprano if you wish. Singing was my greatest joy, but the day came when my voice became a baritone and as such I sang songs like the pearl fishers, but I really wished to be a tenor. Now I am in my 70s and I no longer sing, I now sound like a discordant imitation of my former self. I had my day but lung problems have taken their toll, but at least I can remember those times long past.
I agree with Paula's comment in the review - and your Vogelhandler shows that you have made a great transition to baritone so congratulations all round.
Thanks!
Qué difícil cantar una melodía tan distinta de la orquesta Bien Aksel ! Excelente como siempre
Very beautiful voice indeed!
АКСЕЛЬ ! ПРЕКРАСНОЕ ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ ! 💖👏👏👏
Very nice Aksel & Sehr schön mein Freund. Ja, er hyggelig min venn. I will get the CD. :-)
Aristo's Castle Loves it Long live beauty
I think Mahler would have been wiping his eyes on hearing this. Bergius and Morwald (umlaut) gave brilliant performances, and also Wittek was very good but you, Aksel top them all with you expressive interpretation. I like those quote from the press
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Tragic we are not to hear a proper recording of Axel's interpretation of this piece.
Oh that I on wings could rise and fly back in time to listen to this . I appreciate the video is but a short section and rather remote, but I could hear your voice playing on my computer (with lousy speakers) while I was four meters away. So if ever you get a chance to put the whole work up, I'd be delighted - I am not in the least surprised you got the full standing ovation with foot stamping - it sounded absolutely stunning.
I would have really liked to have a proper recording of that night. What we have is not good enough, we think. But maybe we will change our minds some day, who knows :)
The one that got away! I understand, I just adore Mahler, and to hear you sing it as the man himself intended, what a thought. O, for time travel!
Grossartig gesungen. Ebenbürtig mit meinen Tölzer Solisten. ZSK/Tölzer Opa Fan
Great, thanks! That's a marvellous boys' choir.
Aksel te amo
Fantásico!!!!
bravo
Wow! Your mime/countenance and gestures are fantastic! And your German pronounciation is great! Altogether a hauntingly beautiful and scintillating performance - I could listen to it over and over again! I am really looking forward to your "new voice"!
Thank you. I am so happy I got to sing this as a boy soprano!
bravissimo
"Das Himmlische Leben", que peça difícil de executar, mas brilhantemente cantada pelo meu amigo Aksel. Gratulerer!
Mario Ribeiro de Azevedo Neto Thank you!
Aksel Rykkvin Brilliant performance of a difficult piece. Well done.
The boy soprano voice has always traditionally been purer than a girl soprano's singing voice. Probably provable by frequency analysis.
But this lad has the musical lead - he understands Mahler! Some of us do, many don't.
We haven't seen the last of him as a Baritone he will do well!
Exelent. Factotun
woah it reminded me my choirmates
oi amigo querido estou asistino a sua apresentação do seu video enviado estou adorando tu continua super dedicado a musica lirica parabens a ti pode contar comigo estarei sempre do teu lado no que voce precizar de apoio pra ti , me despeço te desejando muitas felicidades em sua carreira do seu amigo luiz gonzaga do brasil , direto de são pedro , municipio de são paulo ,
em 10 de novembro de 2017
This was truly great Aksel and what a reception. Has your voice changed already? I note one reply where you say "that it will have to be as a baritone". No matter if so. You will be equally great whatever it turns out to be.
The reception was just overwhelming! I will definitely remember the great audience in Elverum. My voice is still changing, yes, at the moment it´s closest to a baritone, but I am gaining more range both ways.
Aksel Rykkvin Thanks Aksel, I think a trip to Oslo is called for next summer when the new voice has settled down.
Your continuing maturity is adding depth to your performances which augments an outstanding voice. You appear to find great satisfaction in your abilities which is well founded and gratefully received. Will the entire 4th movement of Mahler’s 4th (all 8 to 10 minutes of it) be available?
Thank you! We have the full recording from the concert, so maybe some time. It is recorded from the back of the hall.
como es posible que la gente le de disLike a este niño tan talentoso. muchos quisieran cantar como el.... entre esas yo jeje ... Si desean pueden pasar por mi canal.... y Suscribirse. 😉😄😅
Please publish some recording as you sing a baritone :)
Not ready for that yet, but I am improving!
Da sind aber schöne Aufnahmen zu hören.
Great performance, your technics is just perfect ..... I'm so sad that I hadn't the chance to listen you in the real life when you were singing soprano .... but maybe it will happen in the future, when you'll be singing with your adult voice XD ..... good luck during this time when your voice is changing and don't worry, I'm sure you will be a great tenor or a great bass ;)
Thank you! And I am quite happy with the way my voice is developing already :)
Hopefully we shall be able to hear more than just excerpts from this fine performance.
The concert was recorded a bit far away, just for documentation, so I don't think we will post anything more of that.
Tragic not to have that on a really good recording but wow, what a memory for you.
Yes, that annoys me a bit as well, but I am happy with what is and the memories :)
It annoys me a lot Axel, but you bow out of the "boys brigade" standing on a par with the line of great boys from the Tolzerknabenchor like Bergius and Wititt who toured the "wunderhorn with Bernstein.
Please, what does a "boys brigade" means in this context? I really don't know!
Excellent Aksel! Pity Mr Big got up. Ah well, can’t blame him.
:D
Magnífico otra vez.- Siempre tu leal admirador de tu técnica vocal.- Bueno, eso se estudia.- Pero lo que otros no podrán jamás estudiar, es el "Don" con el que Dios te ha dotado. No lo olvides: eres un "elegido" y por tanto con un Destino que cumplir.- Por alguna razón llaman a Mozart..."...el "bien-amado" de los dioses".-
Yes, this actually needed more study than what I usually sing. This, and also the Schubert lied "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen".
Will this entire recording be available to purchase? I would happy purchase three!
Nell Wackwitz well, the orchestra has the whole concert recorded in the quality you see at the end. Don't know if we are going to do anything with that.
Aksel, thank you. I hope this lovely record of your singing is preserved!
Excellent. But now you can move on to the grittier songs usually done by a baritone, like "Revelge" and "Der Tamboursg'sell". Good luck, and enjoy.
Thanks for the tip!
This video has a bit of a poignant feel to me because, at the time of release, you are no longer able to produce sounds like this. Still, there is a developing voice coming soon, and I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear it!
молодец, голос для мальчишки очень редкий.
Thank you!
Wonderful voice, man! I assume you'll be a tenor soon? :) You'll do great then too!
Baritone at the moment. Wouldn't mind becoming a tenor in time :)
What's with the 4 people who dislike this?
Maybe death-metal-fans or Justin Bieber with his bodyguards. :D
Hallo Aksel never heard this piece of music by Mahler sing by a boys soprano. Your performance is unique and its a great moment listening to you. Your german pronunciation is quite perfect and good to understand. I hope so much for you the condition of your voice does still remain for quite a time. And after breaking I wish you in a immodest way your voice may turn into a deep Bass. Please forgive me saying that but the reason I mentioned it is that this was allways my dream after my own boys soprano voice changed. I wanted to become a Bass Singer. Unfortunately it was not given to me. Today I have no Bass- no Tenor-voice . Not even my Bariton voice is worth to be mentioned. Whatever, if you become a Tenor Solist will be for sure great. But for now lets wish your Boys soprano still remains quite a time. Er lässt uns das himmlische Leben fühlen wann immer wir dich hören. Axel alles Gute für Dich !
Ah, thank you for this. My voice has changed, actually, and for now it's in the higher baritone range, although I sing bass in the choirs. Will sing some French baritone solo songs in a school concert for the first time next week.
Ah Aksel, so you have already reached the age where the boy's voice breaks .I did not think your age is so advanced. Really a pity for your beautiful soprano. But that's life. We have to accept that. Every boy makes that experience Nevertheless, it makes some one lugubriously. Aksel I'm looking forward to your future baritone voice. Wish you good luck and all the best.
J'ai toujours trouvé etrange que l'on fasse chanter cela à un jeune garçon, a quel âge voit-on la voix muer ?😢
Such a disappointment not being able to hear the full performance. Aksel together with a Trio of TKC boys and possibly others has finally buried any excuse for busty sopranos to sing Das himmlische Leben. The three finest were all "A"s , Allan, Andreas and Aksel. One wonders why Cherubino is always female.
Sei un dono di Dio.
Isn't this a child's view of heaven? How poignant and apposite to be sung by a boy soprano rather than the usual adult alto or mezzo.
What a nuisance with the inconsiderate man who during the applause stands up covering the camera!
Yes, but I am sure he didn't know he was blocking the view :)
The standing ovation was well deserved!