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Michael Chance

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Michael Chance (born 7 March 1955 in Penn, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English countertenor. Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister he attended Eton College, Berkshire, and later King's College, Cambridge. He took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

Top songs

  1. Ad altri tocca in sorte (Ottone, Poppea)
  2. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"
  3. Stabat Mater, RV 621 : 1. Stabat Mater (Largo)
  4. Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil : J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - N
  5. Solomon, HWV 67: Part III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
  6. Christmas Oratorio BWV248: Coro da capo: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
  7. Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"
  8. J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Gloria - Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
  9. J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - No.30 Aria (Alt): " Es ist vollbracht "
  10. Stabat Mater, RV 621 : Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621 - 1. Stabat Mater (Largo)
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  1. Solomon, HWV 67: Part I: Your harps and cymbals sound
  2. J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Agnus Dei - Agnus Dei
  3. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 3. "O quam tristis" (Andante)
  4. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 - 2. "Vanum est vobis" (Largo)
  5. 5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming"
  6. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 6. "Pro peccatis" (Andante)
  7. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two-No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"
  8. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 - 3. "Surgite" (Presto)
  9. Messiah / Part 1-5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming"
  10. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.60 Aria (Alto, Chorus II): "Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand" - "Wohin?"
  11. If women could be fair
  12. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.59 Recitative (Alto): "Ach Golgatha"
  13. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 : No.39 Aria "Erbarme dich"
  14. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
  15. Christmas Oratorio BWV248, CANTATA 1: Am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertage: Aria: Alto: Bereite dich, Zion
  16. No. 2, Klage lied
  17. Anna Meredith: Fin like a Flower
  18. Where the bee sucks
  19. Handel: Messiah / Part 1 - 5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming"
  20. Take, O take those lips away
  21. No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"
  22. Agnus Dei
  23. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - No.39 Aria "Erbarme dich"
  24. Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.60 Aria (Alto, Chorus II): "Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand" - "Wohin?"
  25. 3a./b. "In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist" - "Heute wirst du mit mir"
  26. 34a. Air: "Thou art gone up on high"
  27. Come, ye sons of art, away (1694) Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary II : Strike the viol, touch the lute
  28. Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil : 39. "Erbarme dich"
  29. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Gloria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
  30. Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.59 Recitative (Alto): "Ach Golgatha"
  31. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 - 9. "Amen" (Allegro)
  32. J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - 39. "Erbarme dich"
  33. Christmas Oratorio BWV248, CANTATA 1: Am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertage: Choral: Wie soll ich dich empfangen
  34. Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis (Ye sacred muses)
  35. J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part One - No.7 Aria (Alt): "Von den Stricken meiner Sünden"
  36. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
  37. J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - No. 39 "Erbarme dich"
  38. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Act 1 - "Lasciate i monti" - "Ma tu, gentil cantor"
  39. Vivaldi: Salve Regina, R.616 (Antiphona) - 5. "Et Jesum" (Andante molto)
  40. Johannes Passion Bwv 245: Chorus: Herr, Unser Herrscher
  41. Stabat Mater, R.621 : 8. "Fac ut ardeat" (Lento)
  42. Johannes Passion Bwv 245: Aria (Tenor): Erwäge, Wie Sein Blutgefärbter Rücken
  43. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 2. "Cuius animam" (Adagissimo)
  44. Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine - Ave maris stella a 8
  45. Handel: Messiah / Part 2 - 34a. Air: "Thou art gone up on high"
  46. Here the Deities approve
  47. Purcell: Of old, when heroes thought it base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song - Sound, trumpets, sound!
  48. Stabat Mater, R.621 : 3. "O quam tristis" (Andante)
  49. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 8. "Fac ut ardeat" (Lento)
  50. Christmas Oratorio BWV248, CANTATA 1: Am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertage: Coro: Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset dei Tag!
  51. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 7. "Eja Mater" (Largo)
  52. Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Agnus Dei - Agnus Dei
  53. 5. Aria: "Wie starb die Heldin so vergnügt"
  54. Come to me, grief, for ever
  55. Messiah / Part 1: 5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming"
  56. Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Gloria - Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
  57. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 - 4. "Cum dederit" (Andante)
  58. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 1. "Stabat Mater" (Largo)
  59. Stabat Mater
  60. Nisi Dominus
  61. Sicut erat in principio
  62. Rejoice unto the Lord
  63. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 5. "Quis non posset" (Adagissimo)
  64. Christmas Oratorio BWV248, Cantata 5: Am Sonntage nach Neujahr: Aria: Basso: Erleucht' auch meine finstre Sinnen
  65. Ave maris stella a 8
  66. Schütz: Motet: "Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehöret" (SWV 396)
  67. Music for a while
  68. If music be the food of love
  69. Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Gloria : Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
  70. No.59 Recitative (Alto): "Ach Golgatha"
  71. O Solitude
  72. We All Wear a Green Carnation
  73. Hasse : Les Pellerins au Sépulcre de Notre Seigneur 2
  74. Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Agnus Dei : Agnus Dei
  75. Johannes Passion Bwv 245: Aria (Alto): Von Der Stricken Meiner Sünden
  76. 4. Recitativo: Der Glocken bebendes Getön
  77. Salve Regina
  78. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 2 - "Stay, Prince, stay"
  79. Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 : 9. "Amen" (Allegro)
  80. Vivaldi: Salve Regina, R.616 (Antiphona) - 1. "Salve Regina" (Andante)
  81. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 - 6. "Beatus vir" (Andante)
  82. Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil : J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - No. 39 "Erbarme dich"
  83. Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608 - 5. "Sicut sagittae" (Allegro)
  84. An Evening Hymn
  85. Stabat Mater RV621 - Stabat Mater (Largo)
  86. One charming night
  87. Stabat Mater, R.621 : 6. "Pro peccatis" (Andante)
  88. Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby
  89. Johannes Passion Bwv 245: Chorale: O Grosse Lieb
  90. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621 - 4. "Quis est homo" (Largo)

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