"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Lajos Miller, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Mstislav Rostropovich
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Romuald Tesarowicz, 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)
Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra, 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)
Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Kenneth Riegel, 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)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Nikita Storozhev
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Nikita Storozhev, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Richard Cowan, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nicolai Gedda, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel
"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)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Misha Raitzin, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Romuald Tesarowicz, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Jacques Trigeau, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Michel Pastor
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Michel Pastor, Nicolai Gedda, Romuald Tesarowicz, Jacques Trigeau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Thomas Booth, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra