Aksel! / Rykkvin, Short, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Norwegian boy-soprano Aksel Rykvvin has quickly built a reputation as a rare talent, combining an intelligent musicality with a beautifully resonant treble voice. On his...

Norwegian boy-soprano Aksel Rykvvin has quickly built a reputation as a rare talent, combining an intelligent musicality with a beautifully resonant treble voice. On his debut recording he is accompanied by The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Nigel Short. Many of the arias performed are considered too technically demanding for boy singers in the present day.



Product Description:


  • Release Date: September 09, 2016


  • UPC: 635212043523


  • Catalog Number: SIGCD435


  • Label: Signum Classics


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


  • Conductor: Nigel Short


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment


  • Performer: Aksel Rykkvin



Works:


  1. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51: no 1, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  2. Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68: no 2, Mein gläubiges Herze

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  3. Joshua, HWV 64: Happy, Oh Thrice Happy We

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  4. Alcina, HWV 34: Chi m'insegna il caro padre?

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  5. Alcina, HWV 34: Barbara, io ben lo so

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  6. Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  7. Saint John Passion, BWV 245: no 13, Ich folge dir gleichfalls

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  8. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: Eternal source of light

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  9. Anna Magdalena Notenbuch: Aria, BWV508: Bist du bei mir (? by Stölzel)

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  10. Messiah, HWV 56: How beautiful are the feet of them

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  11. Messiah, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  12. Samson, HWV 57: Let the bright Seraphim

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  13. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: Quia respexit humilitatem

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  14. Der zufriedengestellte Äolus, BWV 205: no 9, Angenehmer Zephyrus

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  15. Joshua, HWV 64: O had I Jubal's lyre

    Composer: George Frideric Handel

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  16. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Voi che sapete che cosa è amor

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  17. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  18. Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a): Alleluia

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Performer: Aksel Rykkvin (Boy Soprano)

    Conductor: Nigel Short