Das himmlische Leben (Mahler) | Aksel Rykkvin (14y) | Christian Eggen | Ungdomssymfonikerne 

The maestro and this young lad helped give us glimpses of higher world's. Thank you.

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.

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 !

Wow. Stunning performance.

Beautiful! Really beautiful ! What a joy to hear and see

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 !

Mahler!!!! It's been ages since I've heard this symphony. Such a beautiful work. Splendid job here!

Congratulations Axel, what a wonderful reception.

immer wieder großartig - danke

Bravo!! Aksel !!

Absolutely wonderful.

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!

Outstanding. The best interpretation of this piece I've ever heard.

Your singing it's my relax. Thank you. I want more.

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

Well, sometimes RU-vid 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.

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!

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 😊

Only a snippet of the whole but what a brilliant performance.

Very surprised. Beautifully sung.

Toujours autant de plaisir à t'écouter!

I cannot believe there is not a full recording of this!

Magnifique ! Bravo Aksel !

Beautiful song. I watched all your treble videos and I'll be watching your videos as a baritone.

Trop magnifique il y a pas autre mot et une superbe voix j adore

Thanks

Magical indeed. I am speechless. Thank you, Aksel, for all the beauty you so generously share with the world.

Superbe, merci de ce beau partage avec une si belle voix

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

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.

Deus canta pela voz de Aksel! Performance brilhante e comovente. Parabéns!

bravo !!!

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.

Excelente interpretación. Felicitaciones.

Top artist

Des Knaben Wunderhorn has beautiful songs. There is a nice recording with Janet Baker and Geraint Evans . As baritone its a goldmine

Aristo's Castle Loves it Long live beauty

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!

Very beautiful voice indeed!

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

Beautiful singing

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!

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! :))

Aksel , come to Brazil!!!!!

Qué difícil cantar una melodía tan distinta de la orquesta Bien Aksel ! Excelente como siempre

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.

АКСЕЛЬ ! ПРЕКРАСНОЕ ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ ! 💖👏👏👏

Bravissimo...Spero di poterti vedere presto a Napoli.

Aksel te amo

bravissimo

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Fantásico!!!!

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.

Very nice Aksel & Sehr schön mein Freund. Ja, er hyggelig min venn. I will get the CD. :-)

When I travel to Europe, I hope I can see some of your presentation. Beautiful voice, as always.

bravo

Aksel is 14 years old and the same high notes...contradicting the envious critics that said otherwise !

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.

Tragic we are not to hear a proper recording of Axel's interpretation of this piece.

Grossartig gesungen. Ebenbürtig mit meinen Tölzer Solisten. ZSK/Tölzer Opa Fan

Exelent. Factotun

woah it reminded me my choirmates

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?

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.

"Das Himmlische Leben", que peça difícil de executar, mas brilhantemente cantada pelo meu amigo Aksel. Gratulerer!

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

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.

Perfection. I love this. Vollkommenheit. Ich liebe dieses. Perfeksjon. Jeg elsker dette.

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"!

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.

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".-

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

Please publish some recording as you sing a baritone :)

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 ;)

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!

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.

Excellent Aksel! Pity Mr Big got up. Ah well, can’t blame him.

Will this entire recording be available to purchase? I would happy purchase three!

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?

Hopefully we shall be able to hear more than just excerpts from this fine performance.

молодец, голос для мальчишки очень редкий.

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. 😉😄😅

What's with the 4 people who dislike this?

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!

Wonderful voice, man! I assume you'll be a tenor soon? :) You'll do great then too!

Sei un dono di Dio.

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 !

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.

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.

What a nuisance with the inconsiderate man who during the applause stands up covering the camera!

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.