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