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