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