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