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