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