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