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