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