"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Lajos Miller· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Kenneth Riegel· Washington Choral Arts Society· National Symphony Orchestra
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Ruggero Raimondi· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Washington Choral Arts Society
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Paul Plishka· Washington Choral Arts Society· Vyacheslav Polozov· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov· Romuald Tesarowicz· Galina Vishnevskaya· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Vyacheslav Polozov· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· National Symphony Orchestra· Galina Vishnevskaya
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov· Galina Vishnevskaya· Stefan Szkafarowsky
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· Misha Raitzin· Stefan Szkafarowsky
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Catherine Dubosc· Matthew Adam Fish
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mira Zakai· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mira Zakai· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Catherine Dubosc· Matthew Adam Fish· Ruggero Raimondi
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Thomas Booth· National Symphony Orchestra· Ruggero Raimondi· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Ruggero Raimondi· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· National Symphony Orchestra
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Kenneth Riegel· Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· Ruggero Raimondi· National Symphony Orchestra
"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)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Galina Vishnevskaya· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· 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)
Nikita Storozhev· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra· Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Nikita Storozhev
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington· Nikita Storozhev· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Galina Vishnevskaya
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Vyacheslav Polozov· Galina Vishnevskaya
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Richard Cowan· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· Nicolai Gedda· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel· National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· Oratorio Society of Washington· Ruggero Raimondi· Washington Choral Arts Society· Nicolai Gedda
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· Kenneth Riegel· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Kenneth Riegel· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi· National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Kenneth Riegel· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich· Matthew Adam Fish· Ruggero Raimondi· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Washington Choral Arts Society
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Mstislav Rostropovich· National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
National Symphony Orchestra· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Nicolai Gedda
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Misha Raitzin· Oratorio Society of Washington· National Symphony Orchestra· Romuald Tesarowicz· Washington Choral Arts Society· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Romuald Tesarowicz· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· National Symphony Orchestra· Misha Raitzin· Oratorio Society of Washington· Mstislav Rostropovich
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Jacques Trigeau· Mstislav Rostropovich· Washington Choral Arts Society· Oratorio Society of Washington· Michel Pastor
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society· Michel Pastor· Nicolai Gedda· Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus· Misha Raitzin· Vyacheslav Polozov· National Symphony Orchestra· Mstislav Rostropovich· Romuald Tesarowicz· Jacques Trigeau· Thomas Booth· Oratorio Society of Washington