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