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