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