March violets | Aksel Rykkvin (15y baritone) | Piers Lane | English subs CC

[@3pa08_wahyusulaiman5]

Bravo

[@jbroberge]

What a performance! I just want to highlight the communicative enthusiasm that Aksel spreads when he sings. What a smile!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you for that. It is kind of impossible to smile singing these lyrics :)

[@alexanderseliga2261]

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.

[@Hi.Nathaan25]

Nice 👏

[@nunopereiracamposmonteiro262]

I swear I'm in love with this talent! Bravissimo, Aksel Rykkvin!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks!

[@massimilianomori8261]

Bravo Aksel, sempre meglio. La tua voce ha bellissime sfumature! Grazie!

[@charlesmorgan8440]

A completely new song for me, but entirely delightful. It suits your voice perfectly and I'm entirely certain you are developing your resonances with each new piece, your musicality and capability to convey emotion remain unchanged. Thank you Aksel, that was really lovely.

[@reginaluginbuhl4609]

Wundervoll, super toll gesungen bravo!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Danke schön!

[@johnstdominic9887]

Back in Sandefjord, in your blue suit, but this time as a baritone. Still as awesome as ever, though! I hope it was a bit warmer than last time!

[@AkselRykkvin]

It was, but now it's starting to get chilly again :(

[@haccuk]

Just as good as a baritone as you were as a soprano. Another fine performance, if a little short. Well done Aksel

[@AkselRykkvin]

Yes, one of the shortest songs I ever sang :) Thanks!

[@quaver1239]

Simply beautiful, Aksel. Your musicianship shines out, as ever. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Nice to hear that!

[@helenadahlstrand6265]

I am longing for your first cd as a baritone! Keep on your good work!

[@annellinorsolvollbrastein4076]

Fantastiske sopran Aksel Rykkvin

[@iWaveKatie]

Wow, this is the most beautiful baritone one I have heard from you. I got the same chills as from your soprano ones

[@celeste654]

You are just amazing. I am lost in words!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@reaumurg423]

Wow! Endelig en norsk sang til å høre fra deg! Jeg elsker dine stemme veldig mye og har ventet lenge på nye videoer! Awesome! Your voice is just so mature!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Hyggelig at du likte norsk! Sangen er dansk, men jeg synger den med norsk uttale.

[@sangerknabenklassikfan6251]

Your voice makes my day 10 Times better. Thank you :) greetings from germany, Alex

[@nyar369]

Beautiful, Aksel. Bravo!

[@catharinabellekom2013]

What a lovely transition Askel.

[@maristadler2716]

Örülök, hogy ismét hallhatlak! Egy ilyen rövid dalt is lehet kifejezően és figyelem felkeltően énekelni. Neked sikerült. Remek volt. Várom a Requiemet szeretettel a "magyar nagymamád" .

[@litoboy5]

Great, great, great as usual!!!

[@franciscomerino8544]

Congratulations, Aksel. Your progress is absolutely amazing.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you so much!

[@axelcanu9012]

Very nice, wonderful voice! Bravo Aksel!

[@lolacheca7183]

Que bien cantas Aksel, es fantástico escucharte. ¡Enhorabuena!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Gracias!

[@mnalbayrak]

Magnificent

[@devingademan]

Subscribed. Beautifully sang. Thank you

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you for that, and thank you for subcribing!

[@pietbliksem]

Fluent, lyrical and very polished. Well done, young man!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you so much 👍🏻

[@faustobettoni3119]

Bravo... as usual. You are working hard and getting better every time I hear you

[@Jiheme]

Bravo Aksel !!!

[@eneacastiglioni3574]

Bravooooooo!!!!!!!👋👏👏👏👏👏

[@baudy1627]

Amazing performance ! I want more from the Fjord Classics ! ❤️

[@AkselRykkvin]

Had lots of good musical moments in Sandefjord. May put up something more later!

[@DomsRankandStyle]

Love listening to how your baritone voice is developing. Lovely clean lyrical tone and colour. I'm a baritone, and I remember that when my voice started to deepen my transition wasn't do smooth. My early baritone voice was a disaster. Some say it still is. 😂 I also think a KZbin Q&A would be great. Your influences and heroes in and outside of classical, and your hopes for the future. Either way, good luck for the future. You have an amazing talent, and I'll look forward to hearing more.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you for that!

[@jessicapaton1445]

Fantastic as usual Aksel!

[@michaelbock19641]

Nice to hear something from you again. Keep working on yourself and stay present.👍

[@AkselRykkvin]

I do! Can't put everything on youTube, but now I am working on the barytone soloist parts of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, and a part in another children's opera.

[@michaelbock19641]

Aksel Rykkvin I wish you much success and do not forget, life is not just work👍

[@colingilbey9799]

Looking forward to hearing you in the Brahms Aksel.

[@quequitoAR]

Beautiful!!! Keep up the good work; certainly the voice has developed since your performance of Papageno's aria. Cheers!!!!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you!

[@danielboyten2684]

BRAVISIMO Aksel 👏👏👏👏👏

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks!

[@federicofaido7215]

Aksel, I like your voice every time more. Continuing like this one day maybe you will become a great baritone. It has already happened in the past ... I think of Peter Schreier who was a superb boy contralto in the Dresdner Kreuzchor and then he became a great tenor. I wish you the same luck because you deserve it. A big greeting and encouragement from Italy! - Federico Faido

[@AkselRykkvin]

I hope so, working towards that goal. Singing the barytone part in Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem will be another stepping stone.

[@paulfrancisgood3293]

Very good. I would love to hear your new voice sing O Helga Natt this Christmas.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Hm, interesting! Wonderful song. Did sing it when I was eleven as a boy soprano. It's for tenor voice, though, so a bit too high for me at the moment!

[@paulfrancisgood3293]

What is your range currently? I'm performing the English version O Holy Night at a concert in December and the music I have only goes up as high as G4.

[@AkselRykkvin]

My highest usable note is F4 at the moment, G4 sounds very strained, but I am slowly, slowly gaining height :) Good luck with your performance!

[@paulfrancisgood3293]

Thank you Aksel, much appreciated. Keep up your good work, I'm looking forward to hearing what you can do in the future.

[@4Topwood]

Wonderful! I know you were born to the aria rather than to the Lied but I'm so happy you are singing some of the latter. They are good training for you and such a delight for us.

[@AkselRykkvin]

«Born to the aria», what a great expression :)

[@annevendy6415]

As I hear your voice, I visualize you and Mr. Todenes singing the Pearlfishers Duet at the next Fjiord Ckassics!

[@AkselRykkvin]

That would be a dream, at least for me :D One of my favourite pieces of music!

[@annevendy6415]

@@AkselRykkvin I posted this idea on Mr Todenes "La Fleur..." from Bizet's Carmen. I said Jussi would be proud to have two of Norway's native sons singing a duet!!

[@Rosangela161]

Dear young friend. Receive a great greeting and our best wishes. We are many who admire you and closely follow your successes yesterday and today.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you, makes me happy to know this :)

[@Rosangela161]

@@AkselRykkvin ☆☆☆☆☆

[@jrw5831]

Handsome young man.

[@arnaudbriand2387]

New voice, same talent. Bravo Aksel, Great career ahead, for sure!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks!

[@Patrizia8927]

Bravissimo😀👍👍👍ciao.

[@charlesmorgan8440]

Finally found the original poem. It's a clever little poem, I wonder if the use of yngling changing to unge mand is from callow youth to manhood with the vision of the smiling eyes somehow the moment of erotic knowledge - hence the God help you young man. A lovely song and a very knowing smile from Aksel at the end!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Interesting. Could be! Or it could be more boring, that it was better for the rhytm :D

[@charlesmorgan8440]

Hadn't thought of that! I think, on balance, a career in 19th century Danish poetry criticism is probably not for me! Especially as the only Danish word I know is Carlsberg...

[@claudioniz4684]

Genio 👏👏👏

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you!

[@CormacNeville]

Superb even if short 👏🏻 Hope the studies are going well!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks. Busy year ahead, both with singing studies and final year of secondary school.

[@robertolsen9327]

This is the second new baritone recording of yours that I found today, and this one gives a better idea of your new voice than that of the Brahms Requiem. Such a pleasure to listen to you.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you! I agree that the voice is clearer here (mic was closer). Brahms was three months later, by the way.

[@akkordeonspielr4023]

Excellent job. I'd question some of the German translation however, at least from, what I'm hearing. I hope you continue on and don't get burned out. I've seen that happen with young singers. That's coming from a former music ed/vocal major, who did get burned out. I still play piano, home organ, theatre organ and accordion though. :-) All my best to you and always remember to take care of yourself and your voice.

[@AkselRykkvin]

I came across the Schumann version in German, and I think it missed the point about the glowing warm cheeks of the young man which melts the ice. Sorry to hear you are not singing anymore. I feel I have a good balance at the moment, certainly less pressure than when I was a soprano.

[@kofidotse]

awesome he keeps amazing me

[@robbicu]

Stunning! but not long enough!! :)

[@stinkynorsk5883]

SÅ MYE TALENT, HJELP

[@jorgealbertoperalesvillavi4577]

Awesome You are inspirit with me:)❤️

[@hinlee4610]

Have you completed the transformation to become a baritone? After becoming a baritone, can you change to become to a tenor? Wish you all the best.

[@circa1720]

Excellent, as all the other commenters here have said. I do hope you'll get back to your 'roots' (baroque), but it's great to listen to you whatever you sing. Sharp suit! Looks like modeling could be a successful second career for you as well :)

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks! Just started looking at some bass arias from The Messiah, so in time I will sing some more baroque again.

[@circa1720]

That's great. I hope you'll be able to collaborate with period artists again like Bennett/Barokkanerne/OAE.

[@Maltravers2011]

Your voice has some way to develop but it is showing enormous potential. You have a beautiful stage presence. Lovely song.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you!

[@baritoneboi2399]

Hey aksel! Just wanted to say hi from America! But I do have a question, will you ever do a Q&A on any of your social media’s for us to get to know you a little better? Love from America, great job!

[@AkselRykkvin]

Hello! Haven't thought of that. Could be fun. Let me think about it :)

[@charlesmorgan8440]

Any more wonderful videos to come from Sandefjord Aksel? Are you likely to be singing there this coming year?

[@AkselRykkvin]

Could upload another of the Danish songs, maybe, but then I feel I have developed further since then, so it feels like going one step back. I have not been asked this year, so I don't think I will be there.

[@charlesmorgan8440]

@@AkselRykkvin Thanks for getting back to me and I really look forward to Stolberg then. I am overdue a holiday to Norway but I'm sure there will be plenty of Gamalost waiting for me another year!

[@josephr.gainey2079]

Ich liebe Dich!

[@ianhands663]

Wow. awesome boy.....15 years old. Remarkable

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thank you!

[@wtb61]

He will be great when his voice matures.

[@christinaisabelcisregister1449]

Hallo Rykkvin have you already study Russia cantate? You have so much Talent! 👏👏👏

[@AkselRykkvin]

No, that's something I haven't done yet. Thanks!

[@hyunjoon.watterson]

Magnificent!! Sooo beautiful~~😭😭 Would you tell me... What is your vocal range? And tessitura?

[@TheGrifter1220]

Although you were perhaps one of the best soprano in many years, your baritone is just as beautiful. Your transition has been flawless. Countertenor in your future?

[@AkselRykkvin]

Thanks for that, yes, I realise I was so lucky with the transition, great to be able to work on my grown-up voice already. Not so sure about becoming a counter-tenor. I can still sing with some power in the treble range, but down towards alto not so much.

[@TheGrifter1220]

Aksel, thank you for your response, very uncommon on KZbin, but much appreciated!

[@iWaveKatie]

Yes, May God Help The Young Man! (Probably that's what all the comments have said :-) )

[@dadler9705]

This year, instead of violets, we got coronavirus 😑😑😑

[@gerlandiomorais9001]

Mudou a voz, porém continua com uma beleza sem igual.

[@AkselRykkvin]

Obrigado!

[@meirwise1107]

The voice and technique are excellent. You just have to tone down the movement of the head and facial expressions.

[@franciszekbrzozowski4348]

Do you already have Adam's apple?