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