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