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