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