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