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