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