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