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