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