Mary of Egypt

Mary of Egypt

John Tavener; Lionel Friend

Album
Label Lambourne Productions Limited / Collins Classics Release date Format 2×CD Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/12298771

Tracklist 113:11

CD 1

1 Mary of Egypt: Act I. Prologue "With unearthly stillness" John Tavener 3:09
2 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "The ways to salvation" (The Voice) John Tavener 7:22
3 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Here I sit and beat my brain" (Zossima) John Tavener 1:28
4 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Grunt and groan" (Swine men and women) / "We bring our wres" (Swine men and women) John Tavener 1:12
5 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Let me consider, yet once more" (Zossima) John Tavener 2:16
6 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Grunt and groan" (Swine men and women) / "Come and buy" (Swine men and women) John Tavener 1:21
7 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Never raised a thieving arm" (Zossima) John Tavener 2:56
8 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "We see the cross before us" (Young Men) John Tavener 2:34
9 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Take Me!" (Mary) John Tavener 2:38
10 Mary of Egypt: Act I. "Zossima! The ways to salvation" (The Voice) John Tavener 4:33
11 Mary of Egypt: Act II. Prologue "With Unearthly Stillness" John Tavener 2:48
12 Mary of Egypt: Act II. "The ways to salvation" (The Voice) John Tavener 1:56
13 Mary of Egypt: Act II. "We are the desert monks" (Monks) John Tavener 0:58
14 Mary of Egypt: Act II. Aria "And I, the stranger" (Zossima) John Tavener 2:29
15 Mary of Egypt: Act II. The Exaltation of the Cross John Tavener 5:00
16 Mary of Egypt: Act II. The Prayer of Mary "O Virgin Lady" (Mary) John Tavener 4:32
17 Mary of Egypt: Act II. "I will praise the Lord" (Monks) John Tavener 5:02

CD 2

1 Mary of Egypt: Act III. Prologue "With unearthly stillness" John Tavener 1:02
2 Mary of Egypt: Act III. "Why run from me" (Zossima) John Tavener 0:59
3 Mary of Egypt: Act III. "I pray you" (Mary) John Tavener 1:08
4 Mary of Egypt: Act III. Duet "I beg you" (Zossima, Mary) John Tavener 7:20
5 Mary of Egypt: Act III. "Monk-priest Zossima" (Mary) John Tavener 2:36
6 Mary of Egypt: Act III. "Holy, Holy" (Angels) John Tavener 1:22
7 Mary of Egypt: Act III. "In Egypt, I lived" (Mary) John Tavener 0:57
8 Mary of Egypt: Act III. "But here, my Lady" (Zossima) John Tavener 4:58
9 Mary of Egypt: Act IV. The Angels' song John Tavener 0:38
10 Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode I. Zossima searches for Mary John Tavener 1:43
11 Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode II. Mary walks on the water John Tavener 1:41
12 Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode III. Communion John Tavener 1:48
13 Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode IV. Mary returns on the water John Tavener 1:44
14 Mary of Egypt: Act IV. Episode V. Zossima goes John Tavener 2:17
15 Mary of Egypt: Act V. Threnody for Mary John Tavener 3:19
16 Mary of Egypt: Act V. "Priest-monk Zossima" (Zossima) John Tavener 3:12
17 Love's whirligig John Tavener 1:40
18 Mary of Egypt: Act V. "Judge not!" (Chorus) John Tavener 4:25
19 Mary of Egypt: Act V. "The ways to salvation" (The Voice) John Tavener 4:03
20 John Tavener in conversation with Michael Stewart on Mary of Egypt John Tavener 13:51