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