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