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