Reaction to Sissel singing Song of Solveig by Edvard Grieg - Norway

What does it meant to be Norwegian? One of the things might be that you know Sissel Kyrkjebø, the voice from the Titanic overture, or the singer of this.. The song of Solveig by Edvard Grieg.
Nothing makes me more proud beeing from Bergen when i hear our most famous female singer and the best composer from Norway Edvard Grieg.
Buckle up, this is pure beauty.
Original video: • Sissel Kyrkjebø - Solv...

[@sisselfan]

A great reaction and tribute to our national treasure. For me she has the most beautiful voice in the world. Not many come close to her.

[@didymalgia]

[@sisselfan]

@@didymalgia Sissel has released some new songs. It would be great if you could react to some of them. "Always On My Mind" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5fXd52nj6uBgtk) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXa1cpiHpdpqbaM) "Unchained Melody" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/naGzoqCHd8lnbc0)

[@didymalgia]

@@sisselfan I will see what i can do ;) Thank you so much for all the links

[@anitavanrensburg3631]

She doesn't sing with a voice, she sings with and from her heart! Thank you Sissel, God bless you! 🎶💖🎵💖🎶

[@geirstianaaslund7141]

I knew there had to be a Sissel song.She has sung with Jose Carreras, placido domingo and others. She will always be the queen of traditional singing here in Norway.

[@didymalgia]

Absolutely

[@lisayoung4987]

Wow there are No Words to Describe Her . Serendipity comes to my Mind. Pure and Simply Devine. Thank You Didy for this Beauty to come into my Ears and place me in another Dimension of Heavenly Love and Tenderly Swept me away Gracefully.

[@didymalgia]

[@poolhallshark]

Hello again :-) I am 8 years older than you, and I can vividly remember the first time I heard Sissel in the Norwegian program "Syng Med Oss". Both Sissel and Karoline Krüger were featured quite often in that program. And OMG! I loved her. And I still do. Thanks for uploading this ! Take care, buddy !

[@didymalgia]

Always

[@ked2687]

You must listen to her with the Tabernacle Choir in 2019 doing ‘Slow Down’ and ‘Like an angel passing through my room’. She just gets better and better. I only discovered her a couple of months ago. So glad I did.

[@didymalgia]

She's uniqe

[@noriemeha]

She is a special talent and lots of it sampled on YT, aged 13 until today at 52.

[@didymalgia]

@@noriemeha Yes, Sissel has a long career, and are still going strong

[@annehyden1088]

it doesnt get much more pure than this. our national treasure, - Sissel.

[@lesgray8709]

Just three words to describe this, clarity, purity, soaring....

[@didymalgia]

[@bruceclark133]

Now I know I love your reactions....I have been following Sissel for many years. I believe Angelina with her voice and style will someday be close to Sissel. Love them both......I really love some of the duets she has done over the years. Hope Angelina will do some as well, .....being 81, I am fussy on who I listen to....Angelina number 1 and Sissel in my top 5.....lost the hearing some time ago in my left ear...BUT my right ear, thank God is working well. Keep those reactions coming : )

[@didymalgia]

Thank you again good Sir, i'll keep them coming

[@aliciahager2961]

Grieg's music of his beloved country, Norway, and his wonderful Peer Gynt are the most beautiful music in the world. Combine it with Sissel's voice and talent, you have perfection. What a contribution Norway has given the world.

[@YozhikvTumane]

Been a long time since I heard Sissel. She used to be a lot on TV here in Sweden also; I guess it was in the 80's and early 90's, as you say ... I just realized how young she must have been back then. I had to look it up, and she's born 1969 (few years younger than me) and she had her TV debut in *1983* - as I remember it, her voice was just as clear and pure then as it was in this recording. I salute you, Didy, for bringing her back to my attention, and you have every right to feel proud of your beautiful home town. I've only been there once, and it was a long time ago now. Thinking back to my own impressions of the region, it connects to Grieg's music, especially this piece. It has such a nice Norwegian (Scandinavian) _mood_ and I love the harmonies in this song. Sissel adds yet another lovely flavor to it with her dynamic performance and I think it might be the best _Solveigs Sang_ I've ever heard.

[@didymalgia]

There's a saying: A man born in Bergen can easily move and thrive other places, but he will alway return back home to die. Sissel is still Sissel.

[@sabyegrp]

Born and raised in Bergen. Lived just above Floybannen station. Now retired in Northern California. First heard Sissel when she sang Ny Stempte in the Bergen concert hall. Since then she has become a Norwegian treasure and a gift to the world. I sugest you listen to her version of Slow Down from the Mormon temple. Don't need to be religeous, just listen to her voice.

[@michaelmiller5600]

This performance is the jewel of Norway. Amazing composition, amazing voice. Amazing people of Norway. Words cannot express the perfection of this!

[@Safra62]

I'm German, I love Grieg sooo much and I love "Solveigs Sang". And most of all sung by Sissel. She sings it so... delicately yet strong and with all her soul. She IS Solveig.

[@Aloha-zp7fc]

I feel like I'm in the Shawshank Redemption prison yard scene, looking up and listening to a heavenly sound that sends you away to another land. Thank you for the experience. Thank you.

[@didymalgia]

You're more than welcome

[@volpegregori5348]

I've never been able to put into words the voice of God that beacons from Sissel for me . But you might have just done that with your analogy .

[@Aloha-zp7fc]

@@volpegregori5348 Thank you!

[@josephoyanadel4184]

OMG falling in love instantly! Thank you! For not interrupting the magical voice,😊

[@donnaholt3992]

and then god created an angel to sing for us , and her name is Sissel

[@didymalgia]

Back in the days it felt like that. When ever Sissel was singin christmas songs we where taken into town to hear her perform in public. She's 52 now but still has that incredible voice

[@volpegregori5348]

@@didymalgia I like Her performances with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Christmas . Slow Down and Going Home are two of my favorites . did you understand back then how globally popular She would be ?

[@richardgleason5953]

Beautiful.

[@didymalgia]

Yes it is... Traditional Norwegian music, made in the 1800's

[@stephenspencer1878]

A truly glorious, rich voice and perfect pitch combined with physical beauty is hard to resist. Her interpretation is always spot yet she appears to be without that Diva quality. A Norwegian treasure indeed, a treasure for lovers of excellent music delivered in style but without pretension.

[@didymalgia]

I do absolutely agree Stephen. She is and has always been an artist with her feet firmly placed on the ground ❤️

[@rolandstrandberg]

She is absolutely fantastic. I am not the kind of person that have a lot of idols, but she is absolutely one of the few. (I almost don´t want to admit it, because I am swedish and Sissel is norwegian and our two countries have a sort of hate/love relationship to each other.) She is the best.

[@brb907]

This is my favorite since 1994 from the Lillehammer Olympics. She can sing whatever she wants, from pop to opera. Even today, at the age of 52, she sings divinely. Such are born rarely and then last. And they do not pass in 4-5 years. She is unforgettable, unique with the best voice of our era.

[@didymalgia]

She's just amazing. Just a really good person

[@markuss7249]

For a long time I didn't hear Peer Gynt again (early 80-s) Normally I'm not so much in classic, but I loved that. ( Maybe it was, because i couldn't find a way to german composers and I don't like opera.) I didn't know Sissel. She sounds great, wonderful. Says something, that she is just called Sissel. You got a lot of treasures in Norway, as it seems. Edvard Grieg is a classical composer, I love. The other one is Vivaldi, 4 seasons, but he is without singing, and 300 years earlier...

[@didymalgia]

[@rocky2karma]

This was simply stunning!

[@raymundhenchie8442]

And God sent an angel to Bergen in Norway who has shared her with the rest of the world a beautiful voice and lady

[@GM-jt3sh]

A beautiful woman with the most beautiful voice.

[@didymalgia]

💖

[@wikipediaman959]

I love her!

[@didymalgia]

[@jessicajackson8064]

My grandfather was from Norway. Thanks for saying her name clearly so we can learn how to pronounce it.

[@noriemeha]

"Classically Trained", you say? Not in the sense of her being the product of the conservatoires or music schools. She is not an opera singer though she has a classical style voice -Sissel herself was always keen to point this out in past interviews. She is remarkable in having what seems a gift yet being a non-diva. I like that about her. After her Titanic sound track, she was offered the multi-million dollar deal to transfer her career stateside. She went home to her family & friends without even having to think about it. She knows who she is.

[@didymalgia]

Yes, you're right. When i mentioned classical trained i didn't mean as you say schools or conservatories, but she was in a childrens choir for many years. I actually don't think she has any schooling in singing afther that... Sissel is just a very pleasant person and family is everything to her

[@volpegregori5348]

and one can't help but love Her even more because of that

[@kevinr2670]

What a pleasure to listen to this. I have been fortunate to watch Sissel in concert 4 times (meeting her on three occasions, what a delightful lady she is), I always thank my Gran who rang me up to tell me to watch the Christmas in Vienna concert in 1994 because there was an amazing singer with odd hair! My introduction to Sissel!

[@noriemeha]

I read many comments from those who have met her and they all seem to agree that she is as she appears to be. Mind you, she has said in interview that she never liked being thought of as angelic, as she said (then) her close friends said she wasn't.

[@kevinr2670]

@@noriemeha She comes across as a very grounded person with a great sense of humour.

[@markgoretsky766]

Sissel is an angel.....

[@charlesyateschalfant]

The greatest of all instruments is the human voice. Heck, when it's expressed like this who could deny that!?

[@donnawallington4978]

Beautiful ❤️

[@didymalgia]

Thank you! 😊

[@cjjenson8212]

You don't know Sissel? Don't say that to someone from Utah! Here she is royalty!

[@didymalgia]

Oh i know her, I just hadn't heard this performance. I come from the same city as Sissel, we even had the same dentist for a while. She is as close to royalty as you can become here in Bergen. Se the video from the start and you'll get my introduction of Sissel to all of those who don't know who she is 😊❤️

[@noriemeha]

and rightfully so!

[@catherinemcdonald3063]

Sissel loves singing.... We love Sissel singing. Thank you.

[@williamtetrault1300]

I stumbled across Sissel’s vocal magnificence two years ago. And I live a long way from Norway, in Wisconsin, USA! That started me on a search for more of her songs. What I discovered was a singer many of whose songs reduced me to tears! Totally in love with the woman and her matchless voice!

[@hayafontijn7888]

This is GREAT and so GOOD

[@janajindrova8090]

I am Czech and have liked Sissel for decades. She has the most amazing soprano in the world.

[@hartmutk.8711]

A Face and avoice, never can forget .Danke aus Deutschland

[@mariashouse5492]

Absolutely lovely. I also enjoy hearing Barbara Bonney and Marita Solberg sing this piece.

[@alaindiagre3270]

Sissel is here , as everywhere , the non-comparable artist . Other ( female ) singers have done their bsst to perform that universally known , but none at all can compete with this Norwegian Angel . Incredible . I owe you much , Sissel ! Alain

[@brb907]

A year later, Didi, i must say, yes this is medicine for the soul(your own words). And i listen her ever and ever. Sissel was and is the best in the world. For me.

[@volpegregori5348]

thank you for this reaction . I'm from the beautiful Napa Valley and very proud of our award winning wines . but I must say I'm kinda jealous that you are from Bergen , home of both Sissel and Grieg . drinking wine won't send you to heaven but the Angelic sounds from Bergen origins will make you feel like you are there

[@didymalgia]

Napa Valley is my favourite valley... My favourite grape is Zinfadel and where do they grow the best ones? Yes, Napa Valley and Sonoma county. I might be extremely close to heaven if i had sipped to a glass of Zinfandel and listened to Angelina at the same time... ;)

[@volpegregori5348]

@@didymalgia I was the Cellarmaster of a Premium 20,000 cases a year winery in the Carneros AVA , so I have a lot of knowledge about California grapes and wines . grapes make the wines while soil and micro -climates make the grape . Zinfandel is also my favorite wine . I've made it , but our Pinot Noir , Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot and Chardonnay were award winners . I do HATE to admit this but the best Zinfandel I've ever tasted comes from Mendocino County in Ukiah , 90 mikes north of the city of Sonoma . not sure if it's the soil , the climate or the fact that the vines are almost a hundred years old . most likely a combination of all three . Parducci Vineyards , now Parducci Wine Cellars makes a Zin blend with Shiraz/Syrah and Petite Sirah , but the Parducci Small Lot Mendocino Zinfandel (from the old vines) is the best in the world . In my humble and experienced opinion you may taste something close to heaven . Happy Sipping ;)

[@nordicsailor2694]

Medicine for the soul! Well put. I live in the US but nothing brings my thoughts back to Norway more than when I listen to music from Peer Gynt with Sissel singing. I spent a few years in Bergen at school and onboard naval ships stationed at Hååkonsvern. Is Wesselstuen still there? My favorite place to be after 12 noon on Saturdays and sometimes the day after the night before on Sundays!

[@MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper]

Good morning from Vermont, USA. She is the jewel of Norway, and my late father, Captain Thurston, USMM. By the way she has been my favorite vocalist for many years. Thank you for this post

[@lystradandrade940]

My soul soars on high.

[@annminnema6351]

Lovely Sissel!!!

[@didymalgia]

Yes indeed

[@AKSAM6]

My favorite performance of Solveig's Sang. Sissel's first music teacher was a New Zealander who was herself trained in the English style of singing commonly identified with choral music. Her voice is perfect without need for the power projection and vibrato of what is usually considered correct operatic voice. Her voice is like a crystal clear mountain stream and coupled with Grieg's Solveig, indescribably beautiful. If one knows the play, the music is even more poignant. Her Innerst I Sjelen, altogether a different sort of tune, is my other favorite of Sissel's. My wife's people are from around Bergen, Stavanger, Stord four generations ago. What a heritage.

[@milevakrezic9520]

👌 Good choice

[@didymalgia]

Thanks 😊

[@rolfpeters123]

She has always been so unique. Is there another world wide known opera singer who also sings in several other genres of music.

[@almost_harmless]

Something in that water. God knows there is a lot of it. As far as I remember, she is not classically trained, which, if true, boggles the mind.

[@cerberusd4888]

Incredible

[@mari97216]

Norges store sangfugl 🥰 ingen over, ingen under.

[@Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too]

Alle er på samme linje?

[@jannrhoads5836]

Beautiful! Thanks Didy.

[@didymalgia]

Thank you! 😊

[@Rackelhane]

In Sweden we have Håkan Hellström..In Norway you have Sissel..❤️ She is not uglybending the words like Håkan..😉

[@nyima04011]

"...once more or twice." Definitely food for the soul! Very, very beautiful , thank you for sharing. Your pride is well deserved If you're curious about other classical sopranos check out Salli Terri kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbNimx8htF3fa8 (read the fist comment), and don't miss Monserrat Cabella singing Freddie Mercury's duet "Barcelona" kzbin.info/www/bejne/npzWnKigfJWIj8U

[@didymalgia]

Thank you so much Deborah

[@nyima04011]

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[@mortenthomasen4824]

❤

[@brgilbert2]

Ah!! Thanks for pronouncing her last name. I heard Sissel pronounce it in a radio interview when she was performing for the Tabernacle Choir but that is hard video to find on you-tube. I do have a question though. Looking at how her last name is spelled using English letters and not knowing what the Norwegian alphabet looks like I can guarantee you, even if my life depended on it, I would never be able to pronounce her last name correctly. So if any Norwegian were to look at her last name written down would they be able to get the pronunciation right?

[@didymalgia]

Yes. No one would have had any problems with that. Her last name is buildt up by 2 words. Kyrkje + bø. Kyrkje is one of those strange words in Norwegian with an invisible J, so it's pronounced k(j)yrkje, so Kjyrkjebø...

[@karenleedom3354]

👀💖🌹

[@didymalgia]

[@guillermopalacios1186]

Where she sings is spreaded her terderness!

[@TTTT-oc4eb]

Grieg was 64 when he died in 1803, not too bad for that era.

[@didymalgia]

No it wasn't, but if he didn't have all his health issues throughout most of his life, he could have got a lot more years... An amazing composer nevertheless

[@kariskalevik7321]

Edvard Grieg died 7th sept 1907.

[@didymalgia]

@@kariskalevik7321 That's absolutely right Kari

[@TTTT-oc4eb]

@@kariskalevik7321 LOL, you are of course right. 1803 was the death year of his great-grandfather. If Grieg had died in 1803 he would have died even before Beethoven. But both Grieg and his GGF actually died at the age of 64,

[@noriemeha]

@@kariskalevik7321 Maybe TTTT was talking about Harry Grieg, Eddie's grandfather.

[@snorttroll4379]

What about kurt noelsen. He beat that lady mariag carrey HARD

[@bubbamoseks9522]

sitter med en øl fra bønes og ser på en bergenser som reacter på ei bergenser, hvor bergensk er ikke det? regner gjør det og

[@didymalgia]

😂😂😂

[@user-rg5ml4kc6x]

Have you not heard the phenomenal voice of Dimash Kudaibergen yet? Please react to his songs like SOS, Stranger or Ikanaide. He is a national treasure of Kazakhstan and has a huge fan base around the world, especially in China and Russia.

[@didymalgia]

Yes of course i have heard of Dimash, i have listened to a few of his performances and he has a fantastic voice

[@user-rg5ml4kc6x]

@@didymalgia That would be good.😉 His new works are simply amazing.💥

[@bingobillable]

Everything I’ve ever heard from Dimash is a big production number. If he has ever sung anything simple and beautiful, it has been kept inside the Russian Border. Yes, he has an amazing voice but I get tired of his entire vocal range being shown in every performance. To bring him into a commentary on Sissel, is almost sacrilege.

[@user-rg5ml4kc6x]

@@bingobillable You are very mistaken, he has many wonderful songs without vocal acrobatics. And what does the Russian borders have to do with it? Dimash does not often perform in Russia, he works much more in China and at home, in Kazakhstan.

[@tuttasb5338]

I've listened to Sissel since "Syng med oss" was on TV, she is special and her voice is amazing. When discovering Dimash a few years back one of my first thoughts was that I would love to hear him and Sissel sing together because they can compliment each other beautifully. If you think all of Dimash's range is shown in every performance or all he does is big productions you have heard a very small part of his repertoire (and he is from Kazakhstan, not Russia). Got no idea if you're interested in finding out more about him, but if you are may I suggest some of my favoutites: Ulisse (duet with Aida Garifullina): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2nPmmOXo8mbo7c Qaragym-ai: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fprPp4iFhLWFrKc Ikanaide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO2dYmjiphmgck Or songs like Samaltau, Amanat, Fly Away, Be With Me, Qairan Elim, Give Me Your Love, Kieli Meken, Durdaraz, War and Peace. They are to very different artists but with lot of similarities. Both discovered young, considered national treasures in their home country, their music touching a wide range of genres (classical, classical crossover, folk, pop and more).

[@la8pv737]

She should be our Queen!

[@kenchristie9214]

Sissel's performance of this song 2 years earlier (1991) is the better performance.