Ruth

by Sir Lennox Berkeley; Jean Rigby, Mark Tucker, Yvonne Kenny, Claire Rutter, Roderick Williams, The Joyful Company of Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Tracklist

  1. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: A mountainous place near Bethlehem1:58
  2. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Once more I see your green and golden hills, O Judah! (Naomi, Ruth, Orpah)3:05
  3. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Turn back, my daughters (Naomi, Ruth, Orpah)1:38
  4. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Almighty Father, let my cry come unto thee! (Naomi, Orpah, Ruth)3:13
  5. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Ah, must I leave thee? Must we part? (Orpah, Naomi, Ruth)3:24
  6. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Whither thou goest, I will go (Ruth, Naomi)3:03
  7. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: See! Is this Naomi!? (Naomi, Women)2:15
  8. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Ah, call me not Naomi, let Mara be my name (Naomi)2:32
  9. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 1: Where, ah, where is Naomi? (Naomi, Ruth, Women)2:22
  10. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: A harvest field belonging to Boaz - Gold grows the barley on hillside and valley (Men)1:46
  11. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: Greetings, men of Judah! (Head Reaper, Women)1:05
  12. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: The scatter'd ear of corn (Women, Men)1:56
  13. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: Come, let us go forth together (Head Reaper, Ruth, Women, Men)3:24
  14. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: Stay, men of Judah! (Boaz, Head Reaper, Ruth, Men, Women)2:17
  15. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: I had no wish to anger them (Ruth, Boaz, Head Reaper)3:20
  16. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: Ah, let not anger fill your eyes! (Ruth, Boaz)3:06
  17. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: Whence cometh this to me, that thou should'st deign to notice me? (Ruth, Boaz)3:47
  18. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 2: The scatter'd ear of corn (Boaz, Women, Men)2:26
  19. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: A threshing-floor, at night - This is the place! Come, daughter (Naomi, Ruth)2:12
  20. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Fear not, beloved Ruth! (Naomi, Ruth)2:42
  21. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Golden ripe the barley grows (Naomi, Ruth, Head Reaper, Boaz, Women, Men)1:12
  22. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Lord of the Harvest, what are thy commands? (Head Reaper, Boaz, Men, Women)1:47
  23. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Winter time is time to plough, aie, the wind does bite! (Men, Women)1:15
  24. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Across the field the long slow line of reapers goes a-reaping (Women)1:33
  25. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Dance, come dance, dance within the ring (Head Reaper, Women, Men)1:40
  26. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: O clap your hands, all ye people! (Boaz, Women, Men)2:23
  27. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Go now, my daughter (Naomi, Ruth)1:50
  28. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Master! (Ruth, Boaz)1:43
  29. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Thou comest in the stillness of the night (Boaz, Ruth)4:23
  30. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Lo, my beloved, my soul's delight, to thee I give my hand (Boaz, Ruth)1:54
  31. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Ho there, my people! (Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, Women, Men)1:39
  32. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Behold this maid (Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, Head Reaper, Women, Men)3:26
  33. Ruth, Op. 50, Scene 3: Rejoice, O Israel, rejoice (Head Reaper, Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, Women, Men)2:41