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