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