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