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