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