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