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