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