Album · 1993
Mary of Egypt
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Mary of Egypt: Act I. Prologue "With unearthly stillness"
Mary of Egypt
3:09
2
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "The ways to salvation" (The Voice)
Mary of Egypt
7:23
3
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Here I sit and beat my brain" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
1:28
4
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Grunt and groan" (Swine men and women) / "We bring our wres" (Swine men and women)
Mary of Egypt
1:12
5
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Let me consider, yet once more" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
2:16
6
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Grunt and groan" (Swine men and women) / "Come and buy" (Swine men and women)
Mary of Egypt
1:21
7
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Never raised a thieving arm" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
2:56
8
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "We see the cross before us" (Young Men)
Mary of Egypt
2:34
9
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Take Me!" (Mary)
Mary of Egypt
2:38
10
Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Zossima! The ways to salvation" (The Voice)
Mary of Egypt
4:34
11
Mary of Egypt: Act II. Prologue "With Unearthly Stillness"
Mary of Egypt
2:48
12
Mary of Egypt: Act II. "The ways to salvation" (The Voice)
Mary of Egypt
1:56
13
Mary of Egypt: Act II. "We are the desert monks" (Monks)
Mary of Egypt
0:59
14
Mary of Egypt: Act II. Aria "And I, the stranger" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
2:29
15
Mary of Egypt: Act II. The Exaltation of the Cross
Mary of Egypt
5:00
16
Mary of Egypt: Act II. The Prayer of Mary "O Virgin Lady" (Mary)
Mary of Egypt
4:32
17
Mary of Egypt: Act II. "I will praise the Lord" (Monks)
Mary of Egypt
5:02
Disc 2
1
Mary of Egypt: Act III. Prologue "With unearthly stillness"
Mary of Egypt
1:03
2
Mary of Egypt: Act III. "Why run from me" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
1:00
3
Mary of Egypt: Act III. "I pray you" (Mary)
Mary of Egypt
1:08
4
Mary of Egypt: Act III. Duet "I beg you" (Zossima, Mary)
Mary of Egypt
7:21
5
Mary of Egypt: Act III. "Monk-priest Zossima" (Mary)
Mary of Egypt
2:36
6
Mary of Egypt: Act III. "Holy, Holy" (Angels)
Mary of Egypt
1:23
7
Mary of Egypt: Act III. "In Egypt, I lived" (Mary)
Mary of Egypt
0:57
8
Mary of Egypt: Act III. "But here, my Lady" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
4:58
9
Mary of Egypt: Act IV. The Angels' song
Mary of Egypt
0:39
10
Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode I. Zossima searches for Mary
Mary of Egypt
1:44
11
Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode II. Mary walks on the water
Mary of Egypt
1:41
12
Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode III. Communion
Mary of Egypt
1:48
13
Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode IV. Mary returns on the water
Mary of Egypt
1:44
14
Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode V. Zossima goes
Mary of Egypt
2:17
15
Mary of Egypt: Act V. Threnody for Mary
Mary of Egypt
3:19
16
Mary of Egypt: Act V. "Priest-monk Zossima" (Zossima)
Mary of Egypt
3:12
17
Love's whirligig
Mary of Egypt
1:40
18
Mary of Egypt: Act V. "Judge not!" (Chorus)
Mary of Egypt
4:25
19
Mary of Egypt: Act V. "The ways to salvation" (The Voice)
Mary of Egypt
4:03
20
John Tavener in conversation with Michael Stewart on Mary of Egypt
Mary of Egypt
13:52
In print
First pressed 1993 — 2 pressings.