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