"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Lajos Miller, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Vyacheslav Polozov, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, 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)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Misha Raitzin, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Catherine Dubosc, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"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, Mstislav Rostropovich, Mira Zakai
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Catherine Dubosc
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, Matthew Adam Fish, Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, 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)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev, National Symphony Orchestra
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nikita Storozhev, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Richard Cowan, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nicolai Gedda
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, 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)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Matthew Adam Fish
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nicolai Gedda, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Jacques Trigeau
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Thomas Booth, Michel Pastor, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nicolai Gedda, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Jacques Trigeau, Vyacheslav Polozov