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