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