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