Aksel! - Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart Vocal & Song Orchestral & Concertos Signum

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Aksel!

Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

4:14

David Blackadder trumpet solo

Mein gläubiges Herze, BWV 68

3:44

Luise Buchberger piccolo cello solo

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Happy, oh thrice happy we

3:00

from Joshua, HWV 64

Chi m'insegna il caro padre?

3:11

Barbara! io ben lo so

3:01

from Alcina, HWV 34

Lascia ch'io pianga

4:14

from Rinaldo, HWV 7

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Ich folge dir gleichfalls

3:25

from St. John Passion, BWV 245

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Eternal Source of Light Divine, HWV 74

3:17

David Blackadder trumpet solo

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Bist du bei mir, BWV 508

2:18

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

10.

How beautiful are the feet of Them

2:13

11.

Thou art gone up on high

2:57

from Messiah, HWV 56

12.

Let the bright Seraphim in burning row

5:11

from Samson, HWV 57

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

13.

Quia respexit

2:44

from Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

Katharina Spreckelsen oboe d'amore solo

14.

Angenehmer Zephyrus

4:12

from Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV 205

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

15.

Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre

2:44

from Joshua, HWV 64

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

16.

Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor

2:46

17.

Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio

2:40

from <,i>Le nozze di Figaro, K. 165

18.

Alleluia

2:27

from <,i>Exsultate jubilate, K.165

Total time: 58:18

Solo: Aksel Rykkvin treble

Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Conductor: Nigel Short

"... Rykkvin displays a remarkable vocal agility with a clean and pure tone and excellent intonation. He sings with great aplomb ... His artistry is remarkable for one of his age, and listeners who admire the sound of a first-rate boy treble will not be disappointed."

William Gatens - American Records Guide - January/February 2017

"...This wide-ranging collection of popular 18th-century arias reveals an astonishing talent able to encompass the chosen programme with a maturity and confidence extending way beyond such tender years. The voice itself has a lovely quality - rounded and not without power, both physical and expressive ... this is unquestionably a remarkable CD that demands to be heard by anyone who loves the treble voice." ****

Brian Robins - Early Music Today magazine - March - May 2017

"... A Talent to Watch"

Ivan A Alexandre - Diapason magazine (France) - December 2016

"...Thirteen-year-old Norwegian chorister Aksel Rykkvin is certainly a treble worth preserving - a mature, musical performer whose unbroken voice offers a fascinating alternative take on much of the familiar repertoire recorded here... The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and conductor Nigel Short are Rykkin's very classy colleagues, supporting the young soloist with some exquisite obbligato solos and consistently lively, generous tempi. All add up to a recording that's much more than just the cute curiosity its cover suggests."

Alexandra Coghlan - Gramophone magazine - November 2016

"Exceptionally polished performances ... The arias are well-chosen." ****

Jeremy Pound - BBC Music magazine (Brief notes section) - December 2016

"It's a remarkable performance - pure, technically perfect and hauntingly beautiful."

Classic FM

"... Widely praised for his richness of tone and instinctive, innate musicality."

BBC Music Magazine

"... Freakishly good, with a musical assurance and richness of tone that are almost superhuman."

Financial Times - 2016

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