"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Lajos Miller, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"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)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Paul Plishka, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"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, Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra
"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)
Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Thomas Booth, Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra, 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)
Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra
"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, Washington Choral Arts Society, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Nikita Storozhev, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nikita Storozhev, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Cowan, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Nicolai Gedda, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nicolai Gedda, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, 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)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Nicolai Gedda, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Jacques Trigeau, Michel Pastor, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Romuald Tesarowicz, Michel Pastor, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Thomas Booth, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Jacques Trigeau