"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Lajos Miller
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Romuald Tesarowicz, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Misha Raitzin
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Catherine Dubosc, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Mira Zakai, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish, Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"No, I cannot ... I cannot, my child! Tsarevich, obey!" (Boris, Shuisky)
"Why, you do not believe me?" (Shuisky)
"Enough! Oh, I can hardly breathe!" (Boris)
"On the azure Vistula under a shady willow" (Chorus, Marina)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nikita Storozhev, Washington Choral Arts Society, Galina Vishnevskaya, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Richard Cowan, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nicolai Gedda, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra
"Gracious Sovereign! ... My story will be simple and short" (Shuisky, Boris, Pimen)
"Oh, I can't breathe! ... Lord! Lord! Look down, I beseech Thee" (Boris)
"Weep, weep, people" (Chorus, Boris, Fyodor)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jacques Trigeau, Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Jacques Trigeau, Thomas Booth, Romuald Tesarowicz, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nicolai Gedda, Vyacheslav Polozov, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society