Laudate Dominum (Mozart) | boy soprano Aksel Rykkvin (13 years)

Laudate Dominum, from Vesperae solennes de confessore (K. 339) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Aksel Rykkvin (treble)
Oslo Domkor / Oslo Cathedral Choir
IRIS kammerorkester / IRIS chamber orchestra
Vivianne Sydnes (conductor)

The performance was part of Desembertoner, which are free Christmas concerts with popular artists in Oslo Cathedral, sponsored by Nordea. Live recording on Dec 16th 2016.

Multi-camera direction: Kristian Løkken

[nellahashimoto]

Probably on my last days on earth. Am thankful to Aksel For this Heavenly few minutes. God bless. Am 91 yrs old. Words fail me. God bless.

[jeankapsa]

I am 90 years old and listen to this recording every night before I go to bed. It brings peace and tranquility. Thank you very much, Aksel

[cxciqvs]

I am 85, but this heavenly voice takes me back to teens. Thank God for this gift.

[yangjohnson]

i am 70 years old, this takes me back to 1959 when i was a boy soprano singing solo piece with our then rediffusion radio broadcast

[cheralgeen]

I am 85 yrs and agree with 90 yr old lady.
His voice irons out the imperfections of the day. Especially in this Covid time, which I’m just recovering from. A wonderful voice, and such a good looking young man. Thank you.

[lecocqjean-pierre]

C'est tout simplement formidable ! Ce gamin me fait frissonner, pleurer tellement sa voix est pure. Quel voix ce jeune garçon, Un ange a dû venir se pencher sur son berceau et lui embrasser les cordes vocales

[Axesmed]

This is without a doubt the nicest youtube comment section i have ever seen in my life

[arnie]

I am a 49 year old man and I tear up hearing Aksel's angelic voice

[mikegalvin]

Since Covid shut down my church I put this on my headphones for my morning walk in the woods and remember that, with all our troubles, God has given us a world of beauty.

[greego]

The way he looks around as he is singing you can tell that he really loves whats he's doing.

[lippu]

I am taking this heavenly voice with me to hospital next Saturday when I start chemo for my cancer. And of course all of Mozart's music in my heart.

[andreysokolov]

I am 80 years old and this is very calming I listen to this every night when I
go to bed

[susanvaughan-schiele]

Incredibly moving. A gift to all who hear it, freely given by a singer who clearly loves sharing the joy of his god-given voice.

[indianheritage]

May this music elevate everyone beyond the boundaries of religion and division.... love from India

[lauchlanmcewan]

It makes my heart soar when I hear this . I hadn’t heard it fior about fifty years . I learned to sing this at school and thought ..” I know this!”, so started to sing along . I had tears in my eyes at the sheer beauty of the music and Axel’s purity of voice perfection of cadence and tone and his vocal agility. However the tears of remembrance changed to those of laughter at my poor performance - like a set of bagpipes falling down the stairs!🙈🙈

[tomarmstrong]

The clarity the purity of the older boy voice has a special quality of it's own. When sung with the musical ability and control of this young man it is in a world of it's own.

[jordanpublishers]

May God Bless Aksel all the days of his life. Thank you Lord for the gift of a beautiful voice you gave to Aksel. Joanna

[mistygroves]

So unspeakably beautiful. Thank you Aksel, and thank you Mozart!

[RafaelAntunes]

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes

Laudate eum, omnes populi

Quoniam confirmata est

Super nos misericordia eius,

Et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.

 

Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper.

Et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

[EagleOneM]

The genius of Mozart never ceases to amaze me... this kid's voice does it justice.. I'm sure that's how Wolfgang wanted it to sound...