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