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