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