Aksel Rykkvin, Nigel Short, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Aksel!: Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart (2016)
Aksel Rykkvin, Nigel Short, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Aksel!: Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 264 Mb | Total time: 58:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Signum Classics | # SIGCD435 | Recorded: 2016
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 264 Mb | Total time: 58:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Signum Classics | # SIGCD435 | Recorded: 2016
The solo boy soprano album has a kind of intensity, born of knowing that the sound will soon end, that attracts some and puts others off, but Norwegian treble Aksel Rykkvin, with flawless schoolboy good looks, has become something of a sensation with this album of Baroque and Classical arias. His voice has a rather metallic quality, and you might think that forcing it into these big arias would be an unnatural thing. Yet in fact some of these pieces, including the tough arias from Handel's Alcina, were originally written for a boy soprano, and Bach's church music made use of them as well. Rykkvin handles the acrobatics quite well. The cutting, brilliant quality of his voice in the 16th notes is what has attracted listeners to this; you've never quite heard anything like it. But he also can smooth things out to good effect, as in the "Quia respexit" from Bach's Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, or in the music from Handel's Messiah, HWV 56. Only in the final Exsultate jubilate, K. 165, of Mozart, does he seem forced into something that doesn't come naturally, but even that seems appropriate for this program that will surely be a one-off thing: who knows what Rykkvin will sound like in a year? The program benefits from sensitive accompaniment from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Nigel Short. The real display album from a boy soprano is a rather rare thing, and if that appeals to you, don't hesitate to grab this example.–James Manheim
Performer:
Aksel Rykkvin, treble
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Nigel Short, conductor
Tracklist:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
01. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
02. Mein gläubiges Herze, BWV 68
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
03. Joshua, HWV 64 - Happy, oh thrice happy we
04. Alcina, HWV 34 - Chi m'insegna il caro padre?
05. Alcina, HWV 34 - Barbara! io ben lo so
06. Rinaldo, HWV 7 - Lascia ch'io pianga
Johann Sebastian Bach
07. St. John Passion, BWV 245 - Ich folge dir gleichfalls
George Frideric Handel
08. Handel: Eternal Source of Light Divine, HWV 74
Johann Sebastian Bach
09. Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
George Frideric Handel
10. Messiah, HWV 56 - How beautiful are the feet of Them
11. Messiah, HWV 56 - Thou art gone up on high
12.Samson, HWV 57 - Let the bright Seraphim in burning row
Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 - Quia respexit
14. Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV 205 - Angenehmer Zephyrus
George Frideric Handel
15. Joshua, HWV 64 - Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
16. Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 - Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor
17. Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 - Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio
18. Exsultate jubilate, K.165 - Alleluia
Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016
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Aksel Rykkvin, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Nigel Short / Aksel! Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart
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Aksel Rykkvin, Nigel Short, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Aksel!: Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart (2016)
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